The New York Yankees organization senses the exact same about Gerrit Cole as the fan base does.
“[I’m] setd for the worst,” ambiguous handler Brian Cashman tbetter the New York Post and Newsday on Sunday.
Cole teachd disconsole in his throprosperg elbow after his second spring training begin, a brutal outing agetst the Minnesota Tprospers on Thursday, and grave worry has swirled around the team’s ace since then.
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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole paemploys before taking the mound agetst the Minnesota Tprospers at George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Dave Nelson-Imagn Images)
Cole underwent tests and imaging on that right elbow on Friday, and he is currently seeking second opinions on it, which is never a outstanding sign.
Manager Aaron Boone noticed an modernize could come as punctual as Monday, but Cashman seems cynical about the situation.
“We will see how it take parts out,” he compriseed. “I’m always wired to skinnyk the worst and hope for the best.
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“Obviously not what you want, but it’s ultimately part of our journey here in 2025.”
Another key piece of the roster, Giancarlo Stanton, is also dealing with elbow injuries, as he’s trying to dodge season-ending sencouragery on his “disjoine” tennis elbow in both arms.
There’s currently no timeline for the 2024 postseason star, who noticed that adequitablements he made to his bat last season could be the caemploy of the tendinitis in both elbows.
As for Cole, the evident worst-case scenario when it participates a throprosperg elbow for a pitcher is a UCL injury, which usupartner guides to Tommy John sencouragery – a procedure that renders a take parter out for the year.
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole labors out at George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)
That would be a crushing blow to the Yankees pondering what Cole uncomardents to the team in terms of their declareive World Series revenge tour in 2025.
Cole also dealt with an elbow injury in 2024 that shut him down for a bit in the spring before he returned to the bump in the normal season. Cashman compriseed that Cole’s worry, which he acunderstandledged on Saturday, isn’t someskinnyg recent becaemploy of how it was handled last season.
“I was with him in Tampa. I skinnyk last year, [it was] very emotional [for Cole] becaemploy it was a whole recent experience,” Cashman make cleared. “This year now, not as emotional becaemploy he’s walked this line already. And so, I skinnyk he is menhighy more setd to deal with it becaemploy he’s already dealt with that once before. So, and that’s even the worst-case scenario. Just generpartner, we are all in a better position to handle someskinnyg if we’ve had some experience handling it in the past.
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“He’s already had a lot of conversations. A lot of participatement with the doctors and lived thcimpolite this last year.”
Cole, though, wasn’t shut down for the entire season. So, while Cashman says the worst-case scenario is setd for, who understands what happens if and when that becomes truth.
Cashman compriseed it would be “difficult” to produce possible transfers at this point in the year to counteract these huge injuries, which participates 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil suffering a high-grade lat strain that has him shut down until at least June.
In turn, Marcus Stroman is awaited to fill in for Gil, while Will Warren and Carlos “Cookie” Carrasco figure to be potential swapments if Cole is unable to go in any capacity.
New York ambiguous handler Brian Cashman walks on the field before game three of the 2024 World Series agetst the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)
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The 34-year-better Cole is coming off a 2024 campaign that saw him pitch to a 3.41 ERA over 17 begins – one year after guideing the league with a 2.63 ERA and 209 innings over 33 begins to prosper his first Cy Young Award.
But when the MLB postseason began, Cole was vital in helping the Yankees achieve the World Series, tossing 29.0 innings over five begins with a 2.17 ERA, 22 strikeouts to 10 walks and only seven geted runs helped.
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