Injury updates from Brian Cashman
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* Bobby Abreu was not taken for tests after all. But the news isn’t good. “He had a significant oblique strain,â€? general manager Brian Cashman said. “Those can be timely. You can be looking at as long as three weeks.” Torre told us Abreu would be ready for the start of the regular season. Cashman was far less optimistic. “Worst-case scenario is it’s one of those lengthy ones that gives him too short a period of time to get ready,â€? the GM said. “But it’s premature to be guessing. We have a lot of time between now and Opening Day.”
If you’re interesting in speculating about Bernie Williams, stop. Cashman made it clear that it’s not happening. That ship has sailed.
* RHP Humberto Sanchez had an MRI that showed inflammation in his elbow but no ligament problem. He is day to day.
* RHP Brian Bruney had an MRI on his left side. It was negative. He is a day or two from getting back on the mound.
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I wonder if they’ll change Sanchez’s curveball grip. It’s good to know there’s no ligament problem.
Has Sanchez had this kind of injury in the past? Is this part of his history?
Seems to me I remember it being a part of Sanchez’s history. I am not yet sold on this guy. And, can we PLEASE keep our players from being further injured. We need to make it farther than 2 weeks into Spring Training. No more outfielders going down this year, please!
this is all fine…really, having Bobby out for three weeks is no big deal; it might even be useful if he stays fresh. Even if he starts one or two weeks into the season, no one will remember this come June. Plus, with so many off days in the first two weeks, we’ll hardly notice
pete, do you think we’ll see Abreu in Scranton this year?
Worried more about Sanchez than Abreu. Give Abreu 15-20 AB’s and he will be ready for Opening Day.
Sanchez? Sometimes, elbow inflammation is a precursor to ligament damage. The Yankees are historically conservative with their pitchers so they won’t rush him back.
That said, I feel bad for the kid because (selfishly) I was really looking forward to seeing him pitch this spring.
Hopefully, it won’t be an injury that lingers for the season.
Do you guys think the Yanks will exercise their option on Abreu for ‘08 or give the job to Melky for a year and then turn it over to Tabata? If Abreu’s injury proves to be a lingering issue then the option will take care of itself.
Bob will have to take a salary cut for the Yanks to re-up IMO. If Melky continues his ways on last year, he should be given a shot in ‘08.
Why would Abreu be in Scranton? He should be recovered in time to start the season. If not, they’ll leave him in Florida for a bit in extended spring training.
As for the Abrreu salary questions, under the new CBA and in the new market, he is somewhat affordable. Nobody is taking a cut in this market if they have a decent year.
Sanches has been on the DL eight times in his career.
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Well after the offseason it can take some time for a pitchers arm to get acclimated to the new work load. This is probably his arm getting stronger. There is the glass half full version
Sanchez makes Pavano look like the Iron Horse. It doesn’t help that he carries an extra 20 pounds around the midsection, either. Anyone counting on this guy to be a dominant starter in the major leagues is dreaming. He’s a constantly rehabbing, hot and cold middle reliever at best.
Pete – if Abreu takes a little longer than expected and Melky takes his place, who would be next in line for the 4th outfield spot? Thompson?
Oufield depth is a good thing. Its nice not having to rush Bobby back out onto the field. Its was one of the Yankees’ strenths in 2005 and will get the call again albeit Spring Training.
Sanchez is what I am worried about.
randyhater…why would you be THAT negative? Are you just bsuting balls? How about you change your name to “HumbertoHater” now that RJ is gone.
The guy started the Futures Game last year. People smarter than you and me say he is a top prospect.
Why the negativity?
people go on the minor league DL ALL THE TIME…especially top prospect, young pitchers. Teams use it to keep the guy at the level he is but limit his workload. It allows them to promote someone else and take some starts.
What else is going to suck this year? It’s a blast havin you around
“People smarter than you and me say he is a top prospect.”
Speak for yourself. The guys in Detroit, who seem to know a thing or two about young pitching, flushed this guy and two other live arms for the privelege of throwing bags of money at a gimpy malcontent with a steriod hangover.
The guys been on the DL 8 times in the minors and had his arm cut before that right out of high school. If there’s a successful pitcher in the major leagues with the same history speak his name.
Sorry if a hard dose of reality brings you down, friend. As to what else is gonna suck this year, try Springsteen’s next album.
Injuries and control. Sanchez will end up as a late-innings reliever…not that it’s such a bad thing considering the crop of young arms who will be filling the starting staff in the next few years.
Sanchez most likely will end up a reliever, but still has potential to be a good starter. Inflamation although not, good, isn’t a devastating injury. The good news is that he doesn’t have ligament damage. Wait till he returns before killing the guy.
Abreu one is tricky. Its the same type of injury that caused Pujols to miss about a month last year. It takes time to heal, so the Yankees should not rush him back at all, especially since Melky is here, and with the Off days at the start of the year, the Yankees can do with say Thompson as the backup.
Cashman’s comment on bernie sounds a little negative… “that ship has sailed” Is he now not even an option? I hope they aren’t setting themselves up by giving a true yankee the cold shoulder. Bernie’s numbers were better than Melky’s and this is becoming a do or die year.
Interesting. So Bernie wouldnt even have a chance if Abreu went down? I guess Cash really does want to move on.
- i hope abreu’s healthy in time to start the season. that oblique thing kept pujols down a while and those injuries tend to re-aggravate themselves pretty easily. abreu’s a big piece of the puzzle, and they’ll need the whole team healthy all year if they’re going to hang with the red sox and blue jays.
- this isn’t a “do or die” year. maybe in terms of torre’s contract, but what else is at stake? if they don’t win the series it’ll be exactly like every year since 2000. none of those years were do or die years? they’re the new york yankees. they’re going to win the series again before we’re all six feet under. many, many times, in all likelihood.
- “that ship has sailed” were pete’s words, not cashman’s. ever hear the tom petty song “time to move on”? they extended bernie the invitation to come to camp and earn a spot on the roster. he declined. end of story. it’s sad that it had to end that way, and i hope both sides can bridge the gap before any more damage is done, but melky deserves a shot. it’s time for this team to get younger and move forward.
Quite frankly I wish that Cashman was aboard that ship that has sailed rather than Bernie Williams.
Cashman has turned into Hard Hearted Hannah.
humbertohater…Dave Wells, Mariano Rivera and Curt Schilling are three easy examples of guys that had arm troubles in the minor leagues at a young age and turned out OK.
Bernie is toast. He WAS a great Yankee but there is no place for him on the team. Unless I missed something he also has failed to return phone calls by both Cash and Torre. The Yankees owe him nothing..harsh but true.