Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez left Saturday’s game in Baltimore with a right biceps strain, per a team announcement. There’s no timetable for his return, tweets FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, but it’s worth noting that Angels righty Garrett Richards landed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with a right biceps strain. It’s possible Sanchez’s injury will be more severe, of course, which would be a terrible development for the Yankees. The 24-year-old deservedly entered the season with significant hype surrounding him after hitting an astounding .299/.376/.657 with 20 home runs in 229 plate appearances as a rookie in 2016.
More from Rosenthal:
- When it comes to potentially acquiring starting pitching help this summer, the Rockies could be a team to watch, says Rosenthal (video link). Colorado might have enough young talent to swing a deal for White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana or Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray, posits Rosenthal, who notes that Baseball America regards its farm as the 10th-best system in the majors (ESPN’s Keith Law ranks it an even better ninth).
- The White Sox, Astros, Padres, Reds and Cardinals are the teams with the most interest in highly touted outfield prospect Luis Robert, reports Rosenthal. If he’s cleared to sign by June 15, the 19-year-old will go down as the last Cuban amateur to sign for big money – should the new collective bargaining agreement rules remain in place for a while, that is. Ben Badler of Baseball America has reported on multiple occasions that the White Sox are the favorites to land Robert. Unlike the ChiSox, all of the Astros, Padres, Cardinals and Reds have already exceeded their 2016-17 international bonus pools.
- With Manny Machado, Zach Britton and Adam Jones slated to become free agents after next year, the Orioles might look far different on the field by the 2019 season. Changes could be coming off the field, too, as both GM Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter will also see their contracts expire when the 2018 campaign concludes, per Rosenthal. Showalter isn’t looking to leave Baltimore, according to Rosenthal, though he’ll turn 61 next month, leading to questions as to whether he’ll transition to a front office job sometime soon.
- The Mariners’ competitive window might only stay open through next season, observes Rosenthal, who points out that Nelson Cruz, Jean Segura, Drew Smyly, Hisashi Iwakuma and Leonys Martin are scheduled to hit free agency after the 2018 campaign. General manager Jerry Dipoto made it clear over the winter that the Mariners are in “win-now” mode, which makes sense considering those soon-to-be free agents, not to mention that integral players such as Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager and Felix Hernandez are either in their 30s or will be soon. The Mariners don’t have a deep farm system, either, as both Baseball America and Law place it in the majors’ bottom 10.
REALLY hope that the White Sox chose to be cheap on the international market this offseason because they were planning on waiting for this guy and not just to save money.
Prellar gots this
Lets hope so. Robert would be one heck of a way to end this international signing spree he and the Padres ownership have been on.
I hope the White Sox get it done. I think they have the inside track anyway.
Let’s hope not. Prellar is an unethical embarrassment to the game.
I don’t think “exceeding their spending limits for 2016-17” will have any effect on any of the teams mentioned in regards to Robert. All of those teams know they are “out” for Otani next year, so this is their last chance to spend big on a great young international talent for years.
Otani? Dude won’t be posted
Hard caps now not worth it for them
Read an earlier article from today, Otani wants to come over next year and apparently he has “a deal” with his team that they have to allow it.
but otoni I don’t think will pass up the $$$ he might say otherwise but….
Oh boy more injuries and bad performances can’t wait for the rest of the Yankee season.
Cry me a river.
lol it happens when they have unrealistic expectations but I dont care
Been saying Quintana to the Rockies. Makes too much sense. Maybe even add in Abreu for Dahl to get Desmond back to the OF. Rockies need to make some noise this year after spending up and need @ least 1 SP to do so.
The Rockies will never be a legit good team. The sooner Rockies fans realize this the easier it will be for everyone.
Why not? You really have no point as this team has not very many weak links
Hahah
You’re dumb
Rockies have good teams. It’s all about attracting pitching
Like saying the Astro are trash. They were for 5-10 years until recently
And they need to go back to the nl
And they need to send the brewers back to the al
I don’t think Jose Abreu will be going anywhere in the short term. The Cuban slugger will not only play the role of Yoan Moncada’s “big brother” when the the White Sox #1 prospect is promoted later this season but will also be a prominent salesman to help lure Luis Robert to the South Side of Chicago.
I don’t think they go for Q. curves generally don’t work at altitude.
why give up rodgers, Tapia, and 2 lotto tickets for a pitcher that won’t be properly used?
Provided a deal starts with Rodgers, I wouldn’t mind that. I don’t think they get Abreu, though. Hitting is not the Rockies’ problem; I don’t think they should give up assets to address it. Quintana’s stuff may not curve as much up there, but neither will his opponent’s stuff, so I think he’ll still be significantly above average most times out.
Buck as a manager is one of the best. As a GM I really think he could build a great team.
Rodgers, Tapia, Castellani
I think the Mariners have overplayed their hand in their ‘win now’ approach. Maybe misplayed is more appropriate. When you have a three 4th outfielders relied on to be starters, that is concerning for a win now approach. Yes, the Indians did win the AL pennant with the likes of Rajai, Naquin, Chisenhall and Guyer- but they were forced to endure on without Brantley and most importantly, they had the pitching to make it work. Outside of Paxton and Diaz, how excited can you get about the the M’s staff?
Felix?? And Smyly is good enough.
Always been a Felix fan, but since I made reference to the Indians staff. He would only be a #4 starter. Additionally, his peripherals have declined for four straight seasons. Smyly has always been full of promise and injury.
Hope White Sox do sign Luis Robert’s and does become the next Cespedes
As I’ve said all along no matter what Hahn says, the CWS are in a “reluctant” rebuild phase. If they are more than 3 gb as they enter the break we can safely assume they won’t trade any young talent for vets. The real test for Hahn is if they surprise & are closer.
I have no problem with the high asks on their vets or spending to acquire good/great prospects. But Hahn must hold Kenny down. Any surprise is short term. The vets they have are not likely to be here 3 yrs out. There should be a moratorium on trading prospects for vets until this team has reached the ALDS two years in a row.
They won’t be closer. Not nearly enough offense and I still expect Shields to crash back to earth. Decent starting pitching (at least until Q gets traded), but after that, this team doesn’t really have a strength.
There is no excuse for the CWS not going over their Intl pool allotment in the old CBA when the only penatly was money. Many teams took advantage of that including the Cubs. That’s how the Red Sox got Moncada. They can’t do that now with the allotments being capped. The better the record the worst a team’s pool. No exceptions.
In hindsight though, the first year under the new CBA grandfather’s what a team didn’t spend under the old. That’s partly why the CWS are the front runners to land Luis.
Robertson has looked fan-tastic early on & Hahn was smart to keep his ask high. He’s the odds on favorite right now to be the most sought after closer before the deadlines. That’s what this season is most about: vets overachieving so Hahn can deal them for quality prospects.