AUGUST 30, 6:22 pm: Britton is likely to undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his elbow, reports Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (Twitter link).
AUGUST 30, 6:10 pm: Kluber has officially been reinstated from the 60-day IL, the team announced. Right-hander Albert Abreu was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night to open an active roster spot. To create space on the 40-man roster, New York transferred reliever Zack Britton from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list.
Britton just landed on the 10-day IL on August 23. Today’s transfer rules him out for sixty days from that date — in all likelihood marking an end to his season. That’s a disappointing but not entirely surprising development, as Britton has been dealing with an elbow sprain that might require surgical repair.
AUGUST 26: The Yankees are planning to activate Corey Kluber in time to start Monday’s game. Luis Severino has also been cleared to begin throwing again, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com (Twitter links).
Getting Kluber back for the stretch run would be a significant boon for a Yankees team that’s definitively trending upward. There will be a ripple effect in the rotation, however. For the short term, Andrew Heaney will likely piggyback with Kluber’s start, adds The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler. The pairing should benefit both hurlers as Kluber works himself up to full speed and Heaney attempts to re-calibrate after a difficult start to his Yankee career.
Kluber has been out since May 26th, but he posted a solid 10 starts prior to going down — most notably, of course, the no-hitter he threw against his former team, the Rangers, on May 19th. Kluber would start just one more game after that effort in Texas, however.
Hoch provided an update on another injured Yankee: Gleyber Torres will look to begin a rehab assignment shortly. The hope is that he could be ready to re-join the team at the start of their home stand on September 3rd.
I wonder who’s going be sent down, perhaps Abreu.
Kluber is only built up to 3-4 innings right now. Should be interesting. He gave up 10 earned runs in 8 innings over his 3 rehab starts.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
I can’t see Kluber being injury free for the remainder of the year. Too bad for him. Injuries have derailed a sure fire HOF’r.
Nah, he never would have played long enough. He didn’t start his breakout until he was in his late 20s.
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Kluber had only 2 wins going into his age 27 season and less than 100 going into age 33.
Great pitcher no doubt but still with the typical decline in most pitcher’s mid 30s, he might have had trouble compiling the kind of career numbers expected of a HOFer.
Wins don’t matter for a HOF case but I agree
Ha, no, wins still matter for a HOF case, at least for now. It may not matter to message board experts like you and I, or even MLB GMs, but it still absolutely matters to the gatekeepers of the hall, not to mention yearly award voters.
By the time Kluber is HOF eligible I mean, when the new age statheads take over
Mussina got only 270 wins and less than 3000 Ks but he got into HOF. I doubt we will see another pitcher with 300 wins for a while.. Most of the active pitchers have less than 226 with Verlander leading the pack but he’s already 38 and others are mid 30s Kershaw is youngest at 33 among active leaders with 190 wins so HOF committee will need to bend the eligibility requirements for SPs.
The only eligibility requirement is appearances in 10 MLB seasons. Everything else is subjective.
Only 270 wins? The number will likely never be reached again, forget 300. Mussina pitched in inarguably the toughest division in baseball his entire career. Only pitcher in history to win over half of his starts. He averaged 17 wins a season for 18 years. It’s not like he snuck in.
Kluber for sure appeared to be building a HOF resume, but unfortunately he just won’t have the body of work necessary.
“Only pitcher in history to win over half of his starts.”
Huh? Walter Johnson says hi. Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn. I stopped looking after those three.
Starts not decisions
Walter Johnson – 417 wins, 666 starts. Yes, he also had 136 relief appearances, too, but I doubt 84 of his wins came in relief.
Roger Clemens – 354 wins, 707 starts. Two relief appearances, but no win in either of them.
I’m not trying to take anything away from Mussina, who deserves to be in the HOF, but the statement that he’s the “only pitcher in history to win over half of his starts” is incorrect. It’s an impressive achievent few have matched.
Ha, no, wins still matter for a HOF case,
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It might not be wins, per se, but longevity. Kluber only had 4-5 good seasons in his career. I don’t think he is even as good as Guidry or Saberhagen.
Kluber’s 2014-2018 run of excellence would be the envy of about 95% of pitchers who ever toed a major league rubber. Is he HOF worthy? No, but he certainly had a very impressive half decade.
I don’t think wins do matter much to the “gatekeepers”. It’s not like fans on message boards are usually ahead of these curves.
Corey Kluber and David Wells could saddle up to the bar at Cooley’s Stone House Tavern a block away from the HOF and share stories about their No-hitters thrown for the Yankees. But at the bottom of that beer, they will still have to pay to get in the HOF like the rest of us.
Wins may not mean much for relievers, but they tell a lot about a starter. Every start they have the opportunity for a win. That doesn’t happen when coming out of the pen
Wins mean absolutely nothing. It’s an outdated and garbage statistic
Would you prefer a pitcher who loses a lot? I realize a lot goes into a win but it’s still a valuable stat
gruber63. Not sure what to make of your comment that the HOF committee will need to bend eligibility requirements for starting pitchers. Kershaw should reach at least 225+. If he is healthy.
At least seven pitchers, Hall of Farmers, had less than 200 wins. Starters. And several more between 200-225. No stretch for Kershaw at all. And another 20 “only” had 250 or less. .22 had 300+.
@josianhh Your right, my bad.
& the Strong get Stronger.
Going to be great to get Kluber back. He was throwing really well for us. Sevy too. Not sure how they all fit. But we are building a pretty sweet cache of arms for October.
Let’s hope Kluber can get back to pre-injury form. He’s been hit hard in 3 rehab games at AA 11.25ERA. Sevy prob needs more rehab.
Yeah, on the surface that is a bit troubling.
But – in the end – it’s “just” a rehab assignment. I guess the only result I’m concerned with, at this point, is that he’s getting in his work.
& you know me…it is *all* the Bright Side from here.
#13 tonight, bro!
I told you, Ducky: a loss like the one to the Astros before the all-star break can serve as a wake up call. Yankees remind me of the 2004/2005 Astros: first half of the season, they’re not doing so well. In the second half, they put it all together and make playoff run. I knew the Yankees weren’t living up to their full potential. Now, they are. I would gladly accept another Astros/Yankees playoff series and this time, it would be more intense.
You did & it’s hard to argue with the timing.
This club is night & day since the break. We’ve been scorching hot, yet we are still 4 back of the damn Ray’s. Those guys, man.
Would be a good series.
Pretty obvious that these clubs don’t care for one another.
The Yankees WILL win another world series. It’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when.
@ Ducky finally a stress free game!
@Gruber
Yessir. Win today & it’ll be our 13th series win in the last 14(!). Just keep grindin’.
I’m impressed by how much time you put into your project of whining about how people post.
I know I’m not the only one either. But you sent me 8 responses similar to this one the other night. Eight!
I have to admit – at the very least – @lolmets you are certainly persistent.
Pretty weird way to spend your time though, man.
I have never seen a single baseball related post from you. It looks like MLBTR may not be a good fit for you. Perhaps you would find enjoyment at a formatting or knitting blog.
Something to think about.
Great!
Let us know how things work out for you at the knitting blog.
Whew!! 12 in a row!!
Yee-up.
Off to bed for me. Let’s get another one tomorrow, uh?
Darn, so close yet so far. Hope the Yanks can get back at it tomorrow.
Start another one tonight.
Dasit.
BMI = 26.2
And so it goes.
Great win last night. Glad Kluber is coming back but another guy who can’t give any length. I know what Gil has done is a very small sample size but I’d take my chances with him instead of Heaney. Why is Gil back in the minors? I know the Yankees count every penny now I just hope the Yankees are not worried about service time spent in MLB.
The BMI is a bit high. For most adults, an ideal BMI is in the 18.5 to 24.9 range.
Mine was 25.0 when I played baseball until the age of 41. Now it’s a tad under 24, about matches the number of marathons I’ve completed. Arthritis is now getting the better of me at 64. But very few of the injuries that plague today’s players. Five years of soccer in my late twenties, eight years of baseball in my thirties, 3:30 marathon in my forties, sub 6:00 mile at 50. And I’m no professional athlete. But I take care of myself and don’t add weight without it being necessary to be better at something without getting injured in the process. These bulked up guys are dropping like flies and nobody knows why? Ok.
BMI really isn’t a good when you’re looking at pro athletes. Muscle weighs more than fat. Technically speaking, Aaron Judge and Mike Trout are ‘obese’ and Ichrio Suzuki straddles the line between normal weight and overweight.
Judge and Trout are injured a lot. That’s my point. Research backs it up. Higher BMI athletes have higher rates of injury. There’s a logic to it as well.
It depends on how you define “a lot”. I’ll take his body type anytime. 3 time MVP. ROY. And always in the top five of MVP voting (obviously not this year).
His body type is most likely responsible, in great part, for creating the best position player in MLB. Sure HOFer.
Do these players have to make an appearance prior to Aug 31 to be eligible for post season? It makes no sense to bring back a half injured player such as Kluber and Severino unless there’s a rule they want to accommodate
Cannot keep a player on the IL without thier concurrence if they are physically ready to go. Only get 20 days for rehab assignments. Kluber has to be put back on 26 man.
That is not a rule.
Didn’t mean to imply it was a specific rule. But either there is physical evidence of injury or the players concurs with being placed on the injured list. Looking into the rehab further it appears that pitchers can spend up to 30 days on an IL rehab. Point being that if the player can play and he wants to you can’t force them to remain on the IL once the rehab period is complete. The fact that he may bump someone off the roster who may be playing better than him doesn’t matter unless he had minor league options.
A player only needs to be in the organization prior to August 31 to qualify for postseason
If these guys are all back the champion ring ain’t too far away.
Is that the phone? There’s your championship ring. :-0
The streak ends. Put your clothes back on. It’s over.
If wins mattered then Degrom is screwed.