There’s concern within the Yankees organization that Greg Bird won’t make it back at all this season, manager Joe Girardi admitted to the YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits (Twitter link). Bird is still feeling soreness in his injured foot/ankle — an injury that has limited him to just 25 games between the Majors and Triple-A this season. Further complicating the situation is that Tyler Austin could be DL-bound, per Girardi (via ESPN’s Andrew Marchand). Marchand notes that if Austin does indeed land on the disabled list, Chris Carter could make a quick return to the lineup after accepting today’s outright assignment to Triple-A.
More injury news from around the game…
- The Diamondbacks announced today that backup infielder Nick Ahmed has been placed on the 10-day DL with a fractured right hand, and offseason acquisition Ketel Marte has been recalled from Triple-A Reno in his place. Per MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert, Ahmed had three pins inserted into his hand and will be shut down from baseball activity for the next six weeks (Twitter link). It could be eight weeks before Ahmed, the team’s best defensive infielder, returns to the team. Ahmed is hitting just .251/.298/.419, but his glove will be missed. From 2015-16, Ahmed posted a +32 mark in Defensive Runs Saved and a +19.9 mark in Ultimate Zone Rating. As for Marte, the second key piece acquired in this offseason’s Taijuan Walker/Jean Segura/Mitch Haniger trade, he’ll debut in Arizona on the heels of a .338/.391/.514 batting line thus far in Triple-A.
- The Mets will be without Robert Gsellman for a few weeks, writes Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. Gsellman landed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, becoming the seventh Mets starting pitcher to land on the DL this year. Gsellman is the 17th Mets player to land on the DL this season, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo notes. Rafael Montero will assume Gsellman’s spot in the rotation, though Ackert notes that the Mets were already considering that move due to Montero’s strong results as of late. Gsellman, meanwhile, has a 6.16 ERA in 76 innings this year, though that mark is partially skewed by a pair of outings this month in which Gsellman allowed a combined 14 earned runs in 9 1/3 innings.
- Right-hander Chase Anderson exited tonight’s game with what the Brewers have announced as a strained left oblique muscle. There’s no word on how long he’ll miss and won’t be until after the game, but oblique injuries more often than not mean a month or so on the disabled list for a Grade 1 strain and even longer for more severe strains. That’s a brutal loss for the Brewers, who have enjoyed a breakout year from the 29-year-old Anderson thus far. Through 90 1/3 innings, Anderson has a 2.89 ERA with 8.5 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 38.1 percent ground-ball rate. There are occasionally oblique injuries that don’t require such a lengthy absence, though history isn’t on Milwaukee’s side there.
- The Indians placed Austin Jackson on the 10-day disabled list yesterday after an MRI revealed a strained quadriceps, president of baseball ops Chris Antonetti told reporters (via Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer). Antonetti said that the team’s expectation is that it’ll be three to four weeks before Jackson is able to return to the big league roster. Jackson, 30, is in the midst of a rather quiet rebound season, as he’s hitting a robust .304/.383/.500 through 120 plate appearances this season.
Quickly growing frustrated with Greg Bird. Bruised ankle leads to SEASON ENDING INJURY?? What a pathetic little wimp, if that’s all it is. Fire him immediately.
They can’t fire him. They could DFA or trade him
Would would trade for a player who could Out for the year?
I was exaggerating. Slightly. I just see so much potential in Bird, but the guy can’t play with a sore ankle?!? Very frustrating and hurting the Yankees 1B situation big time.
they’ll probably trade him, and they should at this point. nothing leads me to believe he’s gonna be good
Nick Johnson 2.0
Ouch! (literally)
At least Johnson was able to play for a few months each season.
Never make a personnel move because you’re frustrated or impatient.
Reminds me of the Ike Davis injury when he ran into wright on a pop up. He hurt himself and never came back that season and was never the same player again after that. Never made sense to me.
A-MEN. So many knee-jerk reactions here. Running a ball club requires a long term outlook.
So you’ve seen his medicals?
You can speculate all you want, but it isn’t your ankle, nor is it your career.
To call said player a “wimp,” and to judge his effort, situation, and pain tolerance without knowing exactly what’s wrong with him is completely ignorant…
I understand having some frustration, or being angry at the situation, but don’t question a players integrity…That’s just a line that shouldn’t be crossed by us fans…
Toptekjon you’re an idiot and obviously trolling.
So are mbrunnete48,bastros88 trolling without even intelligent thought!
You show your intelligence as well, by calling someone an idiot for having a different opinion than you. You’re a genius.
Can’t wait to see what Marte looks like in AZ. Hopefully he can keep up what he’s been doing in AAA and help the DBacks stay hot!
Hate to say it as a Yankees fan but Greg Bird is starting to remind me of Nick Johnson, always injured
Time to give Mike Ford a shot.
You’re an idiot if you think a bruised ankle has cost Bird the 2017 season. He also fouled a ball off of his knee recently which is the reason for this DL stint. The fact that you said “fire him” shows how little you know about baseball. 29 other teams would love to take a chance on Bird.
He’s obviously trolling.
Frustration is not the same as trolling. To everyone taking an internet comment so literally, you are the idiots.
Maybe you should keep your emotional ragging offline because it’s making you look like you offer uninformed and thoughtless opinions.
Atl needs to at least see what the Yankees would offer for Adams…I’m not saying trade him yet, but they need to at least entertain the idea and see what he could bring.
Freeman is supposed to start his rehab assignment this weekend. He could be ready by this time next week. I know the idea is for Freeman to play 3rd!! However the Braves also have Sean Rodriguez and Micah Johnson slated to come back after the break.
Yeah I don’t get what the love affair is with Matt Adams. They need to trade him while he has value.
Adams has 6 weeks of value. No team will give up anything more than a fringy prospect for that in a depressed 1B market if even that.
I thought Sean Rodriguez was out-for-the-season? Is he really coming back?
That is the last I heard. They said he was ahead of schedule and on track to return after the break.
I Would Gladly Make A Trade With The Detroit Tigers For Miguel Cabrera To Fill The Void At First Base For The New York Yankees.
Please make that known to Cashman. We need prospects!!
We don’t want hastily declining and aging Miggy with his astronomical contract.
Yanks are going to use their wealth of prospects on their own team the best they can.
Please do. The Tigers need to go a different direction and will likely be an effective DH for a good many years. This year he’s hurt and the Tigers feel the need to ttrade veterans.
I thumbed this down for the sheer fact that you capitalized every word in this sentence.
Will the D’backs bring Montero back? Maybe that was Montero’s plan all along.
if Montero is headed to AZ why not give Patrick Corbin…for him straight up…to the Cubs
I think they’re more like to get Cal Becker.
Why would AZ do that? They have 3 catchers who have been sharing time equally this year and they’ve all been relatively effective, especially defensively, which is what AZ prioritized in catchers last offseason. Adding Miggy does nothing for the team
Well, everyone’s waiting for the Brewers to begin tailing off, I wonder if Anderson’s injury is the straw that breaks the camel’s back . . . ?
In other news, the NL Central is simply abysmal this year.
An update from this side, except the Gnats, the NL East isn’t any better…
Although, my beloved Braves are almost at a .500 record for the season!!
But seriously, who could’ve guessed arguably the best division in baseball would be the NL West!?! …There’s no way I’d believe that, especially if you told me the Giants would be bringing up the rear…Baseball is a crazy game
But soo unfortunate for the Brewers, Anderson was pitching great for them!! Hope he comes back soon, and continues to solidify himself as an excellent starter for the Brew Crew.
I would only include Bird in a trade for only a handful of players he has the perfect swing for the Stadium and he is a pretty good first baseman. He has had some injuries however I would not give up on him yet.
These guys are either trolling or the worst fans.
I wouldn’t trade bird put him in that lineup somewhere not being able to pitch around him I think he will be very good for us great swing for yankee stadium! Of course he must stay healthy!
Yankees want Brandon Belt??
Trade Bird for Cody Bellinger
Trade Bird for Joey Votto
Cashman will be looking at a deal for Bour or Adams, they would be a good fit . I think this is his first priority at the deadline along with a proven starter upgrade and a relief pitcher. I would like to see them get Bour, Neshek, and Cole.
Just please stop it with the Adams suggestions,and Bour would cost too much. They need pitching,pitching,and if you don’t think that’s the biggest need then you don’t watch the Yanks.
Yanks are 2nd right now in the AL in pitching, everyone needs pitching but Cashman isn’t giving up a lot of top prospects for one.
I agree with you greatcerealfamine, the Yanks if anything will pursue either or both starting pitching and relievers….they don’t need somebody else’s position players for a run.
Adams is coming back down to earth, and Bour would probably cost too much in cheap controllable farm assets to make sense, especially if they will need them to pursue pitching.
Just saw Fowler is coming up, and there’s more on the farm that can more than adequately give them offense. With all the concerns about 1st and 3rd, they are still second to the Astros in run differential.
Man that’s great about Fowler,can’t wait to see him. Wade looks good and these injuries aren’t forever,even CC will be back sooner then expected. These posters on Bird are both callous and ridiculous. They should definitely secure a mid rotation arm,and what in the name of Mariano Rivera has happened to the pen?
Braves should trade with Yanks”””””””””Adams,Teheran,Fried andPeterson FOR Hicks and Severino! Braves also trade with Indians””””””””””””” J.Garcia,Markakis,Suzuki and Demeritte FOR J.Ramirez and Mejia!
What — — ——-?
Never get Severino from the Yanks.