Aug. 21, 3:43pm:: The Yankees have placed Paxton on the IL with a Grade 1 flexor strain.
12:53pm: Paxton’s official diagnosis is a flexor strain, Heyman tweets. He’s likely to be placed on the injured list.
12:08pm: MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that Paxton received relatively good news on the MRI. His injury is believed to be muscular in nature, as opposed to a structural issue with a ligament.
Aug. 20: Yankees left-hander James Paxton is dealing with forearm discomfort and will undergo an MRI, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Paxton started the Yankees’ loss to the Rays on Thursday and performed decently, throwing five innings of one-hit, three-run ball with eight strikeouts against four walks. In all, though, it certainly hasn’t been a great platform season for the oft-injured 31-year-old, who entered Thursday with a 7.04 ERA and a below-average 4.97 FIP in 15 1/3 innings. And though Paxton did begin his latest start with excellent strikeout and walk numbers (10.57 K/9, 1.76 BB/9), his average fastball has clocked in just under 93 mph – well below the 95-96 area he sat in from 2016-19.
While Paxton clearly hasn’t had a banner season, a long-term absence – which forearm troubles often lead to – would be more unwelcome news for an injury-plagued, starter-needy New York club. Even after a sweep at the hands of the Rays, Yankees are still 16-9 and in wild-card position. However, their only reliable starter to date has been Gerrit Cole, while Masahiro Tanaka and Jordan Montgomery have joined Paxton in failing to provide a front-end complement to Cole. As such, whether or not Paxton’s injury proves to be serious, the Yankees could be in the market for rotation help as the Aug. 31 trade deadline approaches.
Looking for a bridge to jump off about now. Nothing too messy of course.
Heard Manhattan has a few options
DarkSide830- Wow, talk about your dark side
This dude pops up to clown Angels and Yankees fans all day
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge would be appropriate
Relax, there’s a long way to go and I don’t see any team stopping the Evil Empire by the end of season.
The Rays have taken 5 of 6 from the Yankees, swept them in Yankee stadium, and have won the season series. You don’t see it?
@Raypistwit- it must feel good to beat the Yankees when their not at full strength? Enjoy it for now. It will be short lived. Trust me.
Are the Yankees ever at full strength?
Briffle: if you read a few of Yank comments you will realize he is just a fan boy. He wont acknowledge any negative realities, or, if forced, there will be an excuse or outward blame.
@Briffle- for once we can agree about something
@clepto maniac- what’s wrong you can’t find any kids to terrorize in the neighborhood so you have to come on here and troll? Maybe you need to do a self Analysis for extra credit?
That would imply there are adults here, Yank.
The Rays are down some of their best pitchers. We still got it done with our bullpen.
Dear Fan Boy….cover your eyes. This is going to sting…and they are NOT garbage subjective statements that you make…
Last 10 games, Rays 9-1, Yanks 6-4
Winning % Rays .654, Yanks, .640
…and yet you continue to run your mouth as it is pure factual gold….. definition of a fan boy.
Not sure I understand that math.
Not with Stanton on the team.
To be fair the rays have Morton,chirinos and McKay from their rotation on the il. They also have Kittredge, Alvarez and poche from their bullpen on the Il. They are far from full strength and have not been pitching their all of their best at the Yankees so that negates some of the injury issues the Yankees have.
Is any team ever at full strength?
No
Excuses excuses…
Name one relevant team that’s at full strength
I’ll wait.
It’s actually 6 of 7, but whose counting.
Wrong. Its 9-1.
Seems the Rays can beat the Yankees.
@FredMcGriff for the HOF- Yeah maybe during this season, but not the postseason. Isn’t that when it really matters?
They have never faced each other in the playoffs. The times the rays were knocked out of the playoffs the team that beat them beat the yankees in the next round. So not sure what you will make of that.
So until they play each other in the playoffs i would have to say the Rays are one upping the Yanks right now.
Yes 100% he should be in the hof
Yankee fan but the Dodgers are clearly the best team.
Go get Clevinger, Plesac, and Lindor.
Going to cost a lot but farms can be rebuilt with a good scouting department.
Yea, cause Cleveland doesn’t need them. They are just here for your needs. I mean completely forget that you probably don’t have the right prospects for one of them, get all of them.
@Indiansjoe- nah keep em. Pass. Not wanting any players that put themselves at risk of covid anyway, going against protocol.
Lmao, I wasn’t really worried about what you wanted. Not worried about Cleveland trading any one of the three really. But if they decided too, it wouldn’t be to the Yankees for many reasons. Mainly because they don’t have the right pieces that Cleveland needs to upgrade, but also because Cleveland is in the middle of a playoff run and trading Lindor or to very good pitchers isn’t how you make the playoffs.
Andujar and Bird should do it… I mean Ford.
@BobGibsonFan- just keep your disobedient players. Nobody wants them. Somebody would be calling the Indians right now if they were wanted. So pass, thanks anyway
If they want Lindor then Judge should do it.
FredMcGriff for the HOF- why trade Judge to Indians for Lindor? When the Yankees could just wait till after next season and sign Frankie as a free agent? And, I can’t imagine poor Aaron Judge playing in Cleveland. He would never forgive the Yankees for trading him there. smh
Says who? Says you? Thanks Johnny Superscout.
@Marvel’s MAGA Man- Only you would want 2 pitchers going against protocol, seriously? Going out of the bubble being selfish & taking a chance of getting Covid-19 and putting their own teammates at risk. Nice one that makes a lot of sense. smh
Actually, a lot of teams would take pitchers like Clevinger and Plesac in a heart beat, especially at a discount rate, and many fans would be happy about them helping their team win games.
Agreed. Blue Jays could use Clevinger and Plesac.
Yup a Lot as in 29
@wild bill tetley- who do think the Indians are going to ask for Clevinger & Plesac? Their going to ask for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It definitely doesn’t seem worth it to me to give him up. Does it?
@Marvel’s MAGA Man- good let all those other teams take them. Hopefully the Yankees would pass. Clevinger and Plesac are selfish for putting their interests ahead of the teams. What teams would want to take a chance on them after their Despicable behavior put their lives and their teammates lives in danger? smh
Yank – if Vlad is in the deal the Jays should ask for Lindor, then add a player with Vlad to even out the deal. Cleveland would have a guy to build around and replace Santana. Adding Lindor could mean a 3-team deal also, with the 3rd team receiving Lindor and the Jays receiving a prospect or two.
Vlad is a great talent. Problem is he’s come into two seasons in a row fat and out of shape. That is a problem.
Do they need both?
@Marvel’s MAGA Man- Lindor isn’t getting traded this year. My lst thought was Clarke Schmidt & Deivi Garcia. Not wanting Clevinger or Plesac. Don’t want anyone going outside the bubble. Thank you.
Ya. I’ve had similar thoughts about Plesac and Clevinger. Do you really want to give up serious talent and then risk these guys exposing your team? In a way, what they did was worse than the Marlins. After seeing two different teams get big exposures, get shut down and put the season in jeopardy, they went and did what they did anyway.
Man, I see Yankee’s fans trying to trade everyone they don’t want for superstars all the time! I mean Andujar, Frazier, Garcia, Florial, Schmidt…and you guys think that you can get Lindor, Clevinger or Plesac for any 1 or 2 of these guys! Any trade for any of those players would START with Dominguez and involve more. Just fyi.
Hey Now Javia, this is a safe space.
Please leave reality at the door before entering and take off your damn shoes, or I assume Sandals since your a SD guy
@Javia- Jasson Dominguez will NEVER be offered to the Indians in a trade. The Yankees will just wait till Frankie Lindor becomes a free agent and then sign him. If the Indians don’t wanna sign their Franchise Player- No problem. The Yankees will.
Yank do you understand not every player wants to be a Yankee?
@FredMcGriff for the HOF- Why is that? I find that hard to believe. Nobody can stop staring at the pinstripes, that’s why they win. Did you know the Buffalo Blue Jays are the 2nd best team in NY now?
We know every player does not want to play for us ( David Price and Greg Maddox are obvious examples). Because the expectations are higher then playing for the Padres.
Yank4Life-I see this all the time on this site. Somebody proposes a crazy trade where their team gives up second level players and prospects for a star. When fans of the other team say no way, they get “Fine, we didn’t really want him anyway! You won’t make the playoffs anyway! We will just sign him in free agency! Waaaaa!” Don’t get angry. When you make a stupid proposal people are going to tell you what they think of it.
If you want big talent, you have to offer big talent. Dominguez is the closest you have, and even he is just a 50 something prospect. I mean, what would you say if someone offered a backup 1B with one good year from 2 years ago on his resume for Torres or Judge? You would tell them they are crazy, and you would be right. The same works in reverse.
@Human Rain Delay-Yes, thank you. I wear sandals 365 days a year!
Well said, Javia!
@Javia-like I said Dominguez will not be offered in any trade to the Indians. That’s the player you would want. It’s still not happening. If the Indian pitchers can’t follow protocol I wouldn’t want them playing on a team that I root for so keep them. As far as Lindor every one knows he is leaving Cleveland. So the the Indians can trade him or let him walk. I don’t really care what they do. Just don’t cry when he’s gone. Have a good one.
@Yank4Life-I am not an Indians fan. I am a third party in this fight. I am just telling you what kind of offer it would take to get the Indians to even consider a trade. If you don’t want to pay it fine, you are free to walk away! I really don’t care at all. I’m sure Indians fans will be fine with you walking away as well.
@Javia- If Lindor doesn’t want to be in Cleveland without an extension, why not just trade him and get something back for him. It doesn’t have to with the Yankees. The Cubs have some excellent prospects they could give up for him right now in a package. My point is why just watch him walk away for nothing next season? Get some value for him. Next season he’s just a rental. What team do you like?
I lived in Sd for 4 years Jav
I can count the times on both my hands that I wore shoes
Amazing little slice of Earth down there
If Paxton has to go on the IL, who fills in Deivi? Clarke Schmidt?
All in all the Yankees seem unable to catch a break in regards to the injury bug. Hope nothing is seriously wrong with Paxton, but forearm is never a good sign
Losaiga and Chad Greene.
I want to see what D. Garcia can do
@Larry Bernandez 1324IM- I wanna see Deivi Garcia pitch also. The Yankees might start him off in the bullpen at lst. Then have him start. Clarke Schmidt is slightly ahead of him right now. But that doesn’t mean that can’t change. I have no desire to trade either for Mike Clevinger or Zach Plesac hopefully they stay in Cleveland where they belong. Schmidt and Garcia could both thrive for many years pitching in NY. No reason to trade either one. Their futures both look bright. Don’t believe all the hype of Garcia’s height him being too short(Under 6 feet) since that won’t effect him in the majors at all.
Zak Britton is out too. Man, they are dropping like flies.
@BobGibsonFan- wouldn’t be funny if the Yankees still win the AL East? The Rays are definitely the team to beat, right? smh
i trust NYY’s ability to withstand injuries much more then TB. sure TB develops a lot of talent, but they aren’t the Yanks, who turn any player they pick up into a star. unless the injuries really ramp up for NYY its their division to lose.
Greg Bird would like a word. And Pineda, Sanchez, and Paxton.
Sorry, who have they picked up recently and turned into a star?? Urshela? Short list… about 1 season long, too
Jacoby Ellsbury is on line 2 and wants a word…
Tauchman
Hopefuls Clarke Schmidt gets the call if/when Pax lands on the IL
@driftcat28- that definitely seems like the plan unless they call up Deivi Garcia instead. Thinking Schmidt is a head of Garcia. I wouldn’t even deal Clarke Schmidt for Mike Clevinger straight up. Not wanting him or Zach Plesac on the Yankees.
Ignoring unpleasant facts, fan boy?
Understand – This is two years in a row. A product of too much weight room and not enough conditioning. This is a huge Yankees problem that isn’t being addressed. They can all lift 250 but they are all as fragile as a Prom Queen.
Paxton gets hurt every year.
Didn’t the Yankees make a change to medical and conditioning staffs due to so many injuries ? look at the IL everyday – spring training 2 rushed position players and pitchers. In a normal spring training you don’t see positon players going 9 innings until the last week of camp and then they may go back to back games. Starting pitchers get up to 90 pitches the last start and late inning bullpen pitchers go back to back games for 1 inning the last week. With the summer camp being so short and few exhibition games – intrasquad games not the same – players not ready. Injuries occur after fatigue. Position players leg injuries result of schedule being crammed. Pitchers can do all the side work in the world but they get in shape by pitching in games – see IL daily of arm injuries. Yankees i believe will look for a Pitching Coach who can help Pitchers in game situations. They have a baseball analytic guy who has no idea on how to help a guy during the game. The Yankees will rebound but they have a lot of work to do.
Yankee fans really think they are the only ones lol. When the rays win the division they’ll start blaming missing players like half the league isn’t missing a bunch of players for some time this year.
@MetsFan22- how does it feel being the 3rd best team in NY this season? I notice Met fans always got to talk about the Yankees. That must be because there is nothing to talk about with their own team. How pathetic is that? lol
Torres, Paxton, LeMahieu, Judge (2nd year in a row), Stanton (2nd year in a row), and Severino. Isn’t their IL payroll bigger than the Athletics total payroll?
More concerned about Paxton than Torres. Paxton’s velocity has been down significantly. Loss of velocity is not uncommon before TJS.
TJS!
Next year FA SP class is watching their money burn up in smoke. Paxton, Ray, and Stroman have done nothing but probably hurt their value so far this season.
What’s interesting is that of those 3 it’s possible that Stroman gets the biggest contract since it’s very difficult to significantly tank your value when your not playing. In fact, I wouldn’t be suprised if he ends up with the Yankees. Poor Mets…
If that’s Robbie Ray you’re talking about, he has a great strikeout rate.
The Yankees will likely resign Tanaka and LeMahieu and let Paxton and Happ ( obviously) walk
This trade and the Cano trade. Dipoto owns NY
I Would Be Happy To Trade Miguel Andujar,Clint Frazier,Albert Abreu & Domingo Acevedo To The New York Mets For Jacob DeGrom & Then Trade Estevan Florial,Luis Gil,Everson Pereira & Luis Medina To The Toronto Blue Jays For Ken Giles & Then Trade Alexander Vizcaino,Zack Granite,Adonis Rosa & Rosell Herrera To The San Francisco Giants For Tony Watson,To Give My New York Yankees Another Starter & 2 More Arms In The Bullpen.
I applaud the effort it takes to capitalize every word.
Such a shame, all these Yankees on the IL………
:)
What Additional Prospect Should I Throw In For Each Of These Trades?
Let the Clarke Schmidt era begin.
No excuses now. Gotta bring him up.
Injuries take away the Yankees season. This has happened last year too.
Paxton reminds me of someone else whose last name begins with Pa: Carl Pavano. If Boras can get $20m a year for 5 years or more in this environment he is a magician.
Pavano was unmotivated to play and lied about an injury. Hard to see a comparison.
It is not been easy I need a new place for good Comments so far it’s been a couple idiots it’s going well this yahoo thing I need to vent my frustration . If I can’t wrote racist stuff online just to piss people off what am I gonna do in my free time
I’d suggest finding a hobby, activity, or interest?
Personal suggestion would be to get a dog (or two!) & a shotgun (or three!) and get out into the woods, the plains, the mountains, or onto water.
Tell ya. A few years ago, I started getting my dogs out a couple hundred times a year for some kind of shooting. Since then, *everyone* is much happier with me (including myself!). My stress level completely evaporated, bro.
And, I’m a co-owner of a good sized construction company and a single parent. So it’s not really a lifestyle conducive to a stress-free existence.
Uh?
Hey, I’m just trying to help.
You can practice not being racist on your free time?