The Yankees have missed a few key players early in camp, but two were back on the field today, as MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch reports (links to Twitter). Both Giancarlo Stanton and James Paxton are participating in some baseball activities this morning.
Stanton, who has been nursing a calf injury, was able to take live batting practice today. Stepping in against a big-league hurler represents a notable step that seems to suggest there has been real progress.
The Yanks have already ruled Stanton out for Opening Day, but the hope has remained that he’ll be ready before the month of April is out. Today’s development buttresses that belief.
As for Paxton, he was throwing with teammates this morning. That’s a notable milestone — indeed, it’s the first time he has tossed a ball since undergoing a back procedure in mid-December.
It’s good to see Paxton back to baseball activities, but he still obviously has a ways to go. At this point, the southpaw says he views a mid-May return to the majors as a best-case outcome.
Why use the word “buttresses” when everyone knows all the cool kids are saying “underpins” now.
Hey, who gives a flying buttress?
Man, I am not hip anymore…
I like to drag Stanton for being hurt all the time, but the fact remains that he’s a hell of an offensive weapon when he does make it on the field. Here’s hoping that he’s able to do that for most of the season this year.
He better be for all the money the yankees are wasting on him.
Agreed.
Do the Yankees want any more “gifts” from Jeter?
why the hell do you care how much he’s getting paid the owners are incredibly rich they can definitely afford one really good offensive weapon, who wasn’t injury prone until last season
this just in, Stanton has re-injured his calf changing into his uniform
Source? <—- internet guy with worst sarcasm detector ever.
If he’s taking bp and doing drills.. and running on a treadmill. He should be good to go early April. Someone who has some balls over there should tell this guy to stop crying about nagging aches and pains and play the game your paid to play at 30 mil a year. Hit the ball and catch the ball. If not. Ship him somewhere like Seattle or San Fran. New Yorkers expect more. Like I said before. Even arod played everyday.
You serious?
Very.. In this game you play with nagging injuries. Look at CC.. he threw 4 pitches in playoffs. And have everything he had. This guy is made of glass!! It’s time he gets tough and shows up every day
shut up he’s hurt you can play sports if you’re hurt or you’ll make it way worse. I hate people like you f—ing idiot
That’s the one thing I respected about ARod, he played almost every single day no complaining about minor aches and pains and no major injuries. Maybe the steroids helped his durability and recovery, but he really tried to live up to that contract. Nowadays players with big contracts miss so much time and seem like they dont care as much.
Hooray “Load management”. SMH
Correct. Some of these players and their big salaries. They just don’t seem to care at all…
Seattle already got out of our albatross contract when we unloaded cano. we sure as hell arent taking on another one for an oft injured OF
26 team no trade clause.
Full no-trade clause.
No thanks coming from a Giants fan, what makes you think the Giants would take another injury plagued player? You think they want the Yankees problems? You guys wanted him, you guys get to keep him, injuries and all! Lol
The baseball gods refuse to let the Yankees be healthy, for many reasons. In fact, ever since Ohtani turned them down things have been downhill.
he didn’t turn them down they got outbid
Wrong
He absolutely turned them down.
In other news, errant judge woke up this morning. It’s good to see him joining the awake population of the world. Finally, sanchize sneezed in the clubhouse and the whole team is sick. For more details, stay tuned to yankee gossip rumors.
Because it’s not news that Stanton is hitting and Paxton is throwing. Right. Shuddup, willya? In other news, the Sox are still without Mookie Betts and David Price.
Also without Alex Cora. LOL!!!!
I’ve come to realize that whenever Whyhayzee declares an article is not news, it most certainly is news.
Boom
“errant judge”? Is that like a knight errant from medieval history?
New nicknames for Judge & Stanton:
Adam & Eve
Adam will be curing Eve’s injuries soon by donating a rib.
Breaking news : stanton got his cleat stuck in the outfield grass ripping his foot from his body. He was given pain meds and will be revaluated in two weeks
Breaking News: Jeter wants to send more “gifts” to the Yankees. He wants to trade Mike Hill for a toilet seat. Yankees take all of his contract. Toilet seat doesn’t have to be new.
Funny, because at the time the deal was done everyone said Jeter had given the Yankees a sweetheart deal, because all he got back was Starlin Castro. Now they criticize Cashman for doing the deal. My how times change.
Times may change again.
Corona might be on the toilet seat. used toilet seat is a show stopper.
Stanton should get into yoga and put the weights down, work on flexibility and movement.
Hahahahaha exactly
Stanton should get into meditation and stop bench pressing supermodels.
A pro athlete needing 6 weeks for a grade one calf strain. Something isn’t right.
Half of that or more is completing a modified form of Spring Training. Can’t just go straight from the injury to the field when you haven’t completed ST.
No worries Kratz hit Britton on his non pitching wrist during BP. Can’t have anyone getting healthy on this team without anyone taking their place.
Stanton to the Padres…what would a trade look like?
It would look like this: *Stanton has chosen not to waive his no trade clause.*
Baloney. San Diego,exceptional year round weather, incredible ballpark and nightlife. Stanton is a So-Cal native. The Padres have a great farm system and and a real solid team on the cusp of being competitive.
Show me one player who wouldn’t find playing in beautiful San Diego a draw?
When Stanton had a 4 team trade list in Miami, San Diego was not on it. Now he has a full no trade.
Apparently Stanton himself didn’t want to play for San Diego as recently as 2017. He didn’t even want to play in San Fran. The only west coast team was the Dodgers. Did you miss all the info about his playing desires the last time he was traded? He picked 4 teams that he’d play for, Padres were not one of them.
Stanton to the Padres for Eric Hosmer & $60M from the Yankees to San Diego. No MLB team is taking on Stanton’s full contract even if NY asks for nothing in return.
The Yankees wouldn’t take the lesser player and then also pay the difference in the K price. Sure no one will take on Stanton’s full K, but same can be said about Hosmer. If the Yankees were to do this, it would mean that they have Hosmer for $168/6 ($28M aav) instead of Stanton at under $28M aav. No shot in my mind.
One baseball player is throwing and another baseball player is hitting. Apparently, this is only a rumor.
Someone new to the game would recognize those as facts.
Whether or not they are players …would be the rumor
Actually, the fact that Stanton is hitting and Paxton is pitching is news to those who can grasp it. As it is for all players progressing in their recovery from injury. AL East fans, AL fans, baseball fans in general, fantasy team owners, many recognize the newsworthiness of Stanton and Paxton’s progress on its face. Your failure to understand this is, given your history, unsurprising and, once again, laughable, because it is entirely driven by your childishly over-sized hater bias. You look like an idiot. Hmmm.