The Yankees announced Thursday that they’ve placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday, with a “right ankle tendon injury.” Right-hander Sal Romano was selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his place, and outfielder Jonathan Davis was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Romano.
Taillon suffered a partial tear in the tendon in his ankle, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Erik Boland of Newsday). While that certainly sounds ominous, Boone suggested there’s optimism Taillon could miss at little as one start before returning. It seems rookie Luis Gil could assume Taillon’s rotation spot for the time being, with Gerrit Cole, Jordan Montgomery, Corey Kluber and Nestor Cortes Jr. rounding out the starting staff.
Acquired from the Pirates over the winter, Taillon got out to a slow start to his Yankees’ tenure. He was tagged for a 5.43 ERA through the end of June, with significant home run troubles offsetting quality strikeout and walk numbers. The 29-year-old was one of the league’s best pitchers in July, though, and has generally been quite productive over the past couple months. Since July 1, Taillon owns a 3.39 ERA as he’s done a better job keeping the ball in the yard. On the season, Taillon has a 4.41 mark across 138 2/3 innings with an average 23.4% strikeout rate and a solid 7.2% walk percentage.
Romano has bounced on and off a few teams’ rosters over the course of the season. He began the year with the Reds, struggling badly in April and finding himself designated for assignment. After clearing waivers, he elected free agency and signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. He was selected to the big league roster but quickly DFA’d again, this time landing with the Brewers via waiver claim. Milwaukee became the third team to bump the right-hander from the 40-man roster not long thereafter, and Romano again elected free agency and signed with the Yankees.
Over his prior three big league stints, Romano compiled a 5.63 ERA in 24 innings of relief. His 13.9% strikeout rate is well below-average for a reliever, as is his 5% swinging strike rate. That said, Romano has been far better with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he’s worked to a 3.56 figure over 30 1/3 innings. His 19.1% minor league strikeout rate is still a few points worse than the league average, but it’s quite a bit better than his big league mark. More impressively, Romano has walked a minuscule 3.8% of batters faced with the RailRiders, so Boone should at least be able to count on him throwing strikes consistently in the middle innings.
The Yankees claimed Davis off waivers from the Blue Jays a little more than a month ago. At the time, New York’s roster was reeling from COVID-19 spread. With those players having recovered from the virus, Davis found himself optioned to Triple-A and eventually squeezed off the 40-man entirely. The Yankees will now place Davis on outright or release waivers in the next few days.
Over parts of four seasons with the Jays and Yankees, Davis owns a .171/.272/.248 mark in 259 plate appearances. The right-handed hitter has a more productive .250/.355/.421 line in three seasons at Triple-A, though, and is capable of playing all three outfield positions. He is in his final minor league option year, so any team that claims Davis could keep him in the high minors as a depth option for the rest of the regular season. Because he’s being designated for assignment after August 31, Davis wouldn’t be eligible for a new team’s postseason roster if he’s claimed off waivers.
It’s a good thing they held into Davis all that time.
Yea god forbid the Yankees add Greg Allen to the 40 man roster. A player who deserved a spot more than Davis.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Hopefully your thoughts were appropriate.
I don’t think Jameson has ever made it through a season yet without hitting the IL. Hope this time is is minor and just will miss a start or two. Guy always seemed to be a good, stand up guy during his time in Pittsburgh. Just had the injury/illness bug a lot.
He’s a good, middle of the rotation starter on a decent team. Unfortunately the injuries have probably limited his ceiling to just that as opposed to the expectations of just a few years ago.
He’s looked worn down his last few outings.
Which is understandable. Taillon has already thrown over 100 innings more than he did in ’19 & ’20 combined.
He’s done alright. Kept us in most of his starts. Been throwing all 5 of his pitches. Striking out almost a batter/inning. ERA & FIP match up.
I wouldn’t be embarrassed to see him start a playoff game either.
& I think he’ll be a solid part of next year’s rotation too. Specifically, as he gets further away from his surgery. He may not become the ace it looked like he would. But he looks to be a viable mid-rotation option.
He’ll get paid.
Sal Romano being the replacement instead of Clarke Schmidt is a joke. I truly don’t understand the decisions this team has been making lately
It’s not about this season evident in their non- all-in approach. I think it’s good that they’re taking their time with Garcia, Gil, and Schmidt. If not, we wouldn’t see guys like Heaney, Odor, and Peralta on this team.
where are Greg Allen and Stephen Ridings? what a joke
I am more interested in Florial than Allen actually. But Ridings should definitely be up & in the pen.
@Gruber said Ridings was on the IL. But I don’t see him there.
@Ducky Ridings is on AAA IL
Merci
je t’en prie
I’ve got at least one Korn-y joke about Jonathan Davis, but I’ll save it for another time, since things are “coming undone” for him right now.
All these injuries are never ending. Torre over used several guys Nelson, Stanton, Mendoza and even Mo. None of them missed significant time. Why are things so different now?
BMI. Those guys were under 25, where athletes should be to remain injury free. Now they’re all over 25 and dropping like flies. It’s not much of a mystery any more.
And so it goes
None of those guys were high velocity pitchers except for Mo. Well Mo is Mo. Nelson and Stanton were crafty and their stuff wouldn’t play well in today’s game.
@Mickey. I see what you did there maybe Jonathan “got the life”? Word up!
Things are just falling away from him.
things are really falling away from him these days, aren’t they
Taillon was a good signing. Let’s hope he gets back soon.
Davis is a AAAA player unless he gets his act together and eliminates the uppercut and learns to swing down on the ball in Walt Hrniak style hitting. He can play very defence, has a good arm and elite speed. Someone needs to sit him down and have a talk.
Taillon was dealt to NY for RHPs Miguel Yajure, Roansy Contreras and OF Canaan Smith-Njigba. Taillon won’t be a FA until after 2022.
Don’t worry. The Pirates will get them primed up in AAAA so they can trade them right back to the Yankees. Pirates need to cut costs somehow.
Taillon suffered a partial tear in the tendon in his ankle, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Erik Boland of Newsday). While that certainly sounds ominous, Boone suggested there’s optimism Taillon could miss at little as one start before returning.
Dr. Boonedoggle is back at it. Either shut up or be honest. You have no freaking idea. Just admit it.
We are not talking about Curt Schilling here. Come on.
He’s a former Pirate. Give him a peg leg and let him pitch. Yar!
You know it’s not going well when’Cashman’ is trending on tweeter
Do the chickens have large Taillons?
How Long Would It Take For Jameson Taillon To Recover,If He Undergoes An Operation,After The Season Ends,To Repair The Partial Tear?
How Long Would It Take For Jameson Taillon To Completely Recover,If He Undergoes An Operation,After The Season Ends,To Repair The Partial Tear?
Would He Be Ready For Spring Training?