The Yankees have placed left-hander C.C. Sabathia and infielder Brandon Drury on the 10-day disabled list, the team announced. Sabathia has been sidelined with a right hip strain, while Drury is suffering from severe migraines. Right-handers Domingo German and Luis Cessa were recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in corresponding moves. Righty Jonathan Holder was also optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to create more 25-man roster space for infielder Jace Peterson, who has been signed to a Major League contract and selected from Triple-A.
Some roster-shuffling was expected in the wake of the Yankees’ 14-inning marathon with the Orioles on Friday, particularly since the two teams have a quick turn-around for this afternoon’s 12:05PM CT start. Cessa and German will provide some fresh arms to a New York bullpen that had to work 10 innings last night after Sabathia’s start was limited to just four innings due to his injury.
He told reporters (including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch) that “It was sore, and I never felt that spot before, ever, throwing a baseball.” An MRI revealed no serious damage, however, and since the Yankees are off on Monday, Sabathia could end up missing just one start if he spends only the minimum 10 days on the DL. Given Sabathia’s lengthy injury history, the DL placement could be something of a precautionary move on New York’s part, particularly since a roster spot was needed for an extra reliever.
Drury also had an early exit from last night’s game, leaving in the sixth inning due to migraines and impaired vision. Such injuries are often difficult to attach to a timeframe, though it’s possible Drury could also be facing a minimal DL stint.
The Yankees have been hit hard by injuries in the early going, with Sabathia and Drury joining Greg Bird, Aaron Hicks, Jacoby Ellsbury, Clint Frazier, Ben Heller, and Billy McKinney on an already-crowded disabled list. If that array of names wasn’t lengthy enough, Gary Sanchez and Tyler Wade also left Friday’s game due to a calf cramp and flu-like symptoms, respectively, though there isn’t yet any word on their status. Sanchez obviously wasn’t going to start today anyway after catching 13-plus innings yesterday, though Austin Romine is the only other available catcher on New York’s active roster.
Cessa or German could potentially make a spot start in Sabathia’s place, while Drury’s spot will be filled more directly by Peterson, who originally signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in January. That original minors pact would have guaranteed Peterson $900K if he reached the big leagues (it’s fair to assume that his new MLB contract contains similar terms). The four-year veteran has a .234/.319/.331 slash line over 1278 career plate appearances with the Padres and Braves. Peterson’s left-handed bat allows him to platoon with righty-swingers Ronald Torreyes and Miguel Andujar at third base, plus he could also see some action at second base depending on Wade’s status.
Good roster maneuvering
Carrying his plate from the buffet cause a hip strain?
Grow up…
Whatever he had for dinner, he has 237 more wins than you do…
Hey Polish. Self reflections are not good for your esteem. If you had 1/100th of the success in your adult life as CC you still wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.
It’s windy so for the sale of falling in your butt, I suggest you plant your feet in the ground.
Hey Mike. Eatadick…
8 games played, 8 people on the DL. Let’s hope that ratio gets better during the next weeks 😛
162 games played, 162 guys on the DL
GO AWAY!!
Are you serious
Don’t worry. Everyone picked them to win the pennant. They still got this.
Ha everyone? You mean everyone in New York.
You need to first worry about Boston, then Houston. You got your hands full even with a healthy line up
Exactly right!
Not worried about Boston. Their offense looks worse then last year.
And their pitching will come back to earth.
Boston is the better team. LOL looking at like an 8 game sample size.
It is just 8 games in. Living on LI, I love wearing Red Sox garb. You’d be surprised at the amount of mostly positive feedback, not just from Mets fans. Anyway, it is still just 8 games. Only concern for either team at this point should be the Bird injury and given his history, it was more likely than having him stay healthy all year. The fun begins on Tuesday but again regardless of what happens, the season will only be two weeks old when the series ends. As Aaron Rodgers famously said, “relax”.
With both teams healthy, you’re delusional if you think Boston is the better team
Classic Yankee fans.
Enjoy all the strike outs & the basement with that junk ball rotation. Lol
The rotation with a 2.49 ERA that’s ranked 5th in baseball? The same rotaiton that also ranked 5th in all of baseball last season despite playing in a “little league park”?
Their rotation is not the issue right now.
Classic qbass troll comment.
Delusional? Where in the comment was there a reference to being better? Health will likely dictate the division winner. So far so good with Price’s health. Never mind the contract, if he’s healthy, I’ll take the Sox staff although I expect the Yankees’ pen to eventually start to mostly dominate. Exception being Betances who is starting to remind me of Daniel Bard. Good pitching has always won over good hitting. MLB is in a video game type stats driven cycle. Eventually teams will again look for pitchers and not throwers. Anyone know of a correlation between increased arm injuries and the increase in velocity?
Good thing they actually PLAY a bunch of games. You armchair managers are ready to hand the yanks a trophy already. For the record, this is the crap you ridicule Red Sox fans for doing.
That’s a great sample size. Time to go on the see saw in the playground. Be sure you have mommy referee so it’s not a crying match
Oh Q. You should be an announcer for NESN. You may need to wash your mouth with chlorine to pronounce the English language as slanted as your humor.
Hey Dewy. Awfully excited at Prices one start. By June when his elbow prevents him from velocity and location you can head to the Cape so he has a place to stay for the summer.
Two starts and I indicated it was ridiculously early. Only point was IF he stays healthy, he’d be a welcome starter for ANY team. I’m also the first to admit he has to start and win in the playoffs. He was solid last year in the pen in the playoffs when he came back. Truth be told, the Yankees have one starter to consider before him if Price remains healthy, Severino and he’s young with questions of his own (so far so good in his case but his sample size is such that he does have questions).
How’s that thought now lol
CC going on the DL is a good thing.
What does all this roster management mean for the CBT calculations?
Pitching is key. CC & Tanaka health over majority of season is suspect. But ownership will make moves to ensure “buying pitchers” to win & get further in playoffs! But Judge & Stanton have to cut down on K’s! Pitch selection!
Judge and Stanton have a 176 and 135 wRC+ respectively. They’re not the problem. Especially Judge who has a .432 OBP.
Please, I beg of everyone here, please stop using 8-game stats. Please?
Then you should definitely go read the Ohtani posts for a small sample size.
Should have never brought CC back. Stupid move, Cashman.
Thanks for your recommendation Jimmy. Too bad you don’t have any quantifiable feedback and rest on ill informed opinions which you throw around with false bravado.
And you Mikey? Stop jumping on others just because you disagree with them. While I thought at the time the Yankees were smart to bring CC back, there are many who believe it’s better to part one year too soon rather than one year too late and perhaps the $10m could have been better spent. The Yankees are trying to dance on the tightrope they’re walking on as Boston did last year when they reset their luxury tax threshold.
Sabathia was brought back on a 1 year deal for $10 mil. Even with 5 starters the Yanks were trying to add a 6th arm to the rotation. Clearly, Sabathia’s spot didn’t prohibit them for getting a pitcher they wanted to get. Stop being a hater.
SBB. Thanks for saying in a lot less words what I was trying to say. If I had just scrolled down, I wouldn’t have had to say anything…