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AL East Notes: Paxton, Rays, Iglesias, Martin

By Mark Polishuk | May 23, 2020 at 9:16pm CDT

After undergoing back surgery in early February, Yankees southpaw James Paxton was given a timeline of three-to-four months before he could return to the field.  As we approach the end of that estimated recovery period, Paxton described his back as “a non-issue” in an interview Friday on the YES Network (hat tip to ESPN.com).  “I feel totally healthy, so I’ll be ready to go as soon as the season comes about….I think I’m back to full strength,” Paxton said, noting that he has already thrown an estimated 12-14 bullpen sessions.

If there is any silver lining for the Yankees in this league-wide shutdown, the lack of game action has allowed several injured Yankees to recover without missing any time.  As such, should the 2020 season begin in early July as rumored, New York could have Paxton, Giancarlo Stanton, and possibly Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks all available for the roster.  It will be a particularly important season for Paxton, who is scheduled to hit free agency this winter and projects to be one of the top starters available on the open market.  While the back surgery only adds to Paxton’s not-insubstantial injury history, a big performance in whatever consists of a 2020 season would certainly help Paxton’s case at a healthy multi-year contract in the offseason.

More from the AL East…

  • Rays players will begin limited workouts at Tropicana Field on Monday, and the Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin details how the club will take a very measured approach to restarting its preseason preparations.  “There’s a lot more downside to moving too fast than too slow,” GM Erik Neander said.  “Our priority remains the health and safety of our players, staff and their families.  We will learn a lot through this initial, conservative step, and that will serve us well as we continue to ramp up.”  Only small groupings of players will be allowed to work out or use the field at any given time, rather than the entire roster; the Rays will take some time before deciding whether to bring Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and Ji-Man Choi back to North America.
  • The Orioles inked Jose Iglesias to a one-year deal last winter with the expectation that the veteran could help both on the field and in the clubhouse.  Third base coach and infield instructor Jose Flores tells Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com that Iglesias already started to develop a mentor/student relationship with young shortstop Richie Martin.  “Josie shares a lot of his ideas, we share with Richie, and he seems to take all that into play,” Flores said.  “And I think Richie has actually become a better infielder just by having Josie working out with him during the course of Spring Training.”
  • It remains to be seen if Martin will make Baltimore’s MLB roster if/when the season gets underway, as while the former Rule 5 pick definitely wasn’t ready for big league competition last year, Martin won’t be able to get any further minor league seasoning if there isn’t any official minor league ball in 2020.  Therefore, Martin could wind up on the “taxi squad” rumored to be planned in support of teams’ Major League rosters, or an expanded 30-man roster could provide room for Martin to land more playing time with the Orioles.  Flores noted that Martin had been playing some second base during spring camp in order to help boost his versatility and chances of making the club as a backup infielder.  For what it’s worth, Martin had also been hitting well before Spring Training was shut down, with an .869 OPS over 30 plate appearances.
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27 Comments

  1. mlbnyyfan

    5 years ago

    I’ll be shocked if Judge is healthy and ready to go opening day and stay healthy every possible game played. If he’s not trade him this winter for a few buckets of batting practice baseballs.

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    • thebaseballfanatic

      5 years ago

      Any team would take the Yanks up on that offer.

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      Reply
    • stratcrowder

      5 years ago

      That’s not a good post.

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      Reply
    • stansfield123

      5 years ago

      I’ll be shocked if you’re allowed out of the house unsupervised.

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      Reply
      • LouisianaAstros

        5 years ago

        Aaron Judge isn’t even big enough to get his girl out of trouble
        Thinking the Yankees looking to get rid of him
        Don’t need another Stanton or Ellsbury taking up payroll

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  2. VampWeekAtBern

    5 years ago

    Is Jose Flores really calling Iglesias “Josie”? Or is that a mistake?

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    • buttholesniffer

      5 years ago

      It’s a nickname. Baseball coaches love changing last names to quirky nicknames.

      Reply
      • gorav114

        5 years ago

        I doubt Josie is a nickname for Iglesias, more likely for Jose.

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        • braveshomer

          5 years ago

          lol

          Reply
  3. Melchez

    5 years ago

    If the yankees win the world series, will there be an asterisk?

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    • Old User Name

      5 years ago

      No.
      But haters will get an excuse.

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    • stansfield123

      5 years ago

      Yes. It will say “No 28. Most ever, next best is at 11.”

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      no season/champion should ever have sn asterisk. whoever wins is who won. a championship in any situation is still a championship

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      • Brixton

        5 years ago

        not if won by false pretenses. The Astros get an asterisk. Game 5 of the 2017 world series is an easy Dodger win if theres no cheating. That swings the series to 3-2 instead of 2-3

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        • DarkSide830

          5 years ago

          disagree. the winner is the winner. start trying to apply asterisks for any reason and you end up finding a million potential reasons to. its better not to overall id say. whoever won won, and you can say its for ill reason without a certain dubious symbol.

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      • thedimitriinla

        5 years ago

        Whether they should or shouldn’t (in your eyes) isn’t the point; in the Astros’ case they do have an asterisk, and they will.

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        • Melchez

          5 years ago

          Whether they should (in your eyes) or shouldn’t isn’t the point; in the Astros’ case they don’t have an asterisk, and they wont. .

          Reply
    • brucenewton

      5 years ago

      Wasn’t that always the case. Having no first half helped them tremendously.

      Reply
  4. stansfield123

    5 years ago

    I wonder if Tanaka will fly in for opening day, or just the night before it’s his turn in the rotation.

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    • NY_Yankee

      5 years ago

      This will be an interesting story for MLBTR to cover ( and not just for Tanaka). I suspect you will find a few players who will not come back for the season. It is a bigger issue in hockey, because Russia is not letting anyone except foreigners and dual citizens leave. I read Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins and his family stayed in the US but most Russians went back home. Malkin is actually a dual citizen ( US and Russia), so he would have had no trouble leaving, but his wife is not, so he was smart to stay
      ,

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      • retire21

        5 years ago

        Geno!

        Reply
  5. throwinched10

    5 years ago

    I see the Mariners making a run at Paxton when he becomes a FA. They definitely have the payroll for it.

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    • NY_Yankee

      5 years ago

      Brewers as well since he lives in Wisconsin

      Reply
  6. Orioles Fan

    5 years ago

    I don’t think Martin is ready for the Majors just yet. In my opinion he needs more seasoning. The Orioles would be better training Wilkerson to play short since he is already has shown some versatility.

    Reply
    • Jbigz12

      5 years ago

      If there’s no minor league season— I don’t really see an alternative for Martin. This year is either a complete wash for development purposes or you give him a shot in the MLB as a backup. But Wilkerson is already off the 40 man. Valaika, Urena, or Velasquez are already capable of playing SS. So that definitely won’t happen.

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    • thedimitriinla

      5 years ago

      Wilkerson cannot play short everyday.

      Reply
  7. pburns65

    5 years ago

    when the orioles signed Iglesias, Gary Thorne said they acquired baseballs premier shortstop.

    Reply

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