12:02pm: There is nothing structurally wrong with Tanaka’s shoulder, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com tweets. Tanaka simply told the team that his arm was tired, and the Yankees are giving him a short break.
11:33am: The Yankees have announced that they’ve placed righty Masahiro Tanaka on the 10-day DL with shoulder inflammation. To take his place on the active roster, they’ve recalled righty reliever Giovanny Gallegos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Tanaka has posted a 4.92 ERA and allowed 28 home runs over 133 2/3 innings this season, although his strikeout and walk numbers (9.5 K/9, 2.2 BB/9) have been fine. He left Wednesday’s start against the Blue Jays after allowing five walks in four innings, however.
While a trip to the DL with a shoulder injury doesn’t always mean that injury is significant, it’s certainly worth watching. Tanaka missed time due to arm issues in 2014 and 2015, although those were to his wrist, forearm and elbow, not his shoulder. The seriousness of his current injury is unclear.
In the short term, the Yankees will have to fill a rotation that’s also currently missing CC Sabathia, who’s out with a knee inflammation, and Michael Pineda, who has a UCL injury. The Yankees recently promoted Jordan Montgomery to take Sabathia’s place.
Chance Adams
Hopefully it is nothing serious.
They said “ticking time bomb”
I laughed saying “Ervin Santana”
I hope I’m right!
“HE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE SURGERY” – MLBTR Doctors
The faux Yankees posters and a few Beantown stragglers concur…
As soon as he finally started putting it together…
Perhaps Brian Cashman might give Rick Hahn another ring. The White Sox have a couple veteran starters on cheap expiring contracts in Miguel Gonzalez and Derek Holland who might help the Yankee rotation down the stretch. Now that pitching coach Don Cooper has helped fix reliever Tyler Clippard, maybe they’d like him back as well for some added bullpen depth.
None of these options should cost much in terms of minor league talent and moving a starter would open up a spot in the rotation for Lucas Giolito, the next top rated White Sox starting prospect at AAA Charlotte who is waiting for a call from Hahn.
Maybe..possibly..oh wait doubtful.
What would be so “doubtful” about adding a veteran arm down the stretch as the Yankees compete with Boston for the A.L. East title while also trying to hang on to their wild card lead?
Both Miguel Gonzalez and Derek Holland have ample pennant race and postseason experience. Gonzalez is very familiar with pitching in the A.L. East as a former Oriole starter while Holland has an even bigger resume from his years with the Rangers. Holland would also present a left-handed arm, typically a welcome trait in the Bronx.
The Yankees are fine with in house options,plus a revitalized pen.
I’ll take Luis Cessna or Brian Mitchell over holland or Gonzalez if it’s only for a couple of starts.
I’m a yankee fan and believe that we have by far the worst pitching coach, have zero idea why for the entire life of me he has his job still look at how many pitchers has been on the DL under his management and teaching
People getting so serious about this , hope it’s healed and ready to go before october because rather have his shoulder tired now than later, CC on the other hand idgaf if he spends the whole year on the DL
Sabathia has been better than Tanaka this season.
Sabathia will be good for 5 starts then then do completely awful then good again so inconsistent
It’s JV time! The only true option for a playoff contender.
Another overrated zipper head!! Who cares!!
true
I don’t think we’ll see Adams this year, since he needs more work in AAA, and they don’t want to have to put him on the 40 man yet. The Yanks will most likely battle with who they have already, and hope Bird and Castro can be up by September, and Holliday can come back and hit. Hopefully CC and Tanaka can heal, come back for the stretch and finish strong. We need for Tanaka to opt out, and then all we’ll have left of the 2014 off season debacle is Ellsbury and Headley. But I’m hoping the Yanks can get the whole team back, and clinch the First wild-card, and have a shot at the division the rest of the way.
Sorry guys, although your bullpen is stellar, you’re not playoff bound with your ravaged starting rotation.
Ken Fougere
Boston
Do you NY”s agree with me?