Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters, including Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, that Chad Green will undergo Tommy John surgery.
The news is not surprising but is nonetheless disappointing. Green left Thursday’s game with forearm discomfort, with Boone relaying that the injury was feared to be significant. The club initially held off on making any declarative statements, though it seemed like a notable surgical procedure was on the table as they collected further medical opinions. Now, unfortunately, the severity of the situation has been agreed upon, with Green headed for the surgery that should keep him out of action for the next 12-18 months.
This is the second blow to the Yankees’ pitching staff in recent days, as it was announced yesterday that Luis Gil is also going under the knife for Tommy John. The club has had remarkable pitching health on the year overall, with their rotation front five of Gerrit Cole, Jordan Montgomery, Jameson Taillon, Luis Severino and Nestor Cortes Jr. making every start for the team, except for a single spot start from Gil. However, these two surgeries are still notable, taking out the club’s sixth starter and a key member of the relief corps.
Green has somewhat quietly been one of the most effective and durable relievers in the game over the past few years, having not been on the IL since 2016, until this week. His 326 relief innings pitched from 2016 to the present are bested by only 21 other pitchers in the league. He hasn’t just been taking mop-up duty either, as he has a 2.79 ERA out of the bullpen in his career, with a 32.8% strikeout rate and 5.9% walk rate, racking up 11 saves and 52 holds.
It’s also very unfortunate for Green personally, as he is set to reach free agency at season’s end. After years of being healthy and productive, suffering a serious injury just months before heading into the open market is incredibly unlucky timing, to state the obvious. He will now head into free agency with teams knowing he won’t be available until the middle of the 2023 campaign, at the earliest. It’s possible he will still garner interest on a back-loaded or incentive-laden contract, such as those recently signed by Ken Giles, Kirby Yates or Tommy Kahnle., who were also working their way back from Tommy John when their contracts were signed.
This is devastating for him. That sucks!
Unfortunate, but relievers can often return within a year. Maybe June next season. He can show he’s back and recovered and go for a bigger contract post 2023. His velocity was decreasing, so maybe TJS will help him there.
With so many pitcher getting injured, they should extend the 14 pitcher max rule through June.
Or maybe instead of having all these relievers throwing as hard as they can for nearly every pitch, they start using pitchers who …. ya know, can outsmart hitters by actually pitching. Fewer and longer appearances would help too.
Too late to restructure your team, so that’s not very smart for this season. The shortened spring training is exacerbating the problem.
Players Union should’ve stood up for their players. Sad.
Hope Green has a well recovery. Terrible that it happened during his free agent year. I’m aware he has his detractors bc people want him to be an elite reliever but he’s been as steady as they come. Every bullpen would want to have a Chad Green.
Green is one of 11 relievers to pitch 300+ innings since 2017. He might not have been as dominant the past couple seasons, but he was always dependable. The Yankees will miss him
Gil was looking to be a non-factor this year but this one stings. Time to see what depth they really have.
What about signing Adam Warren again and giving him a shot at the Green role?
Man Ban has been very good in AAA. I’d give him a chance before trying to bring back Warren.
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After tonight’s double bullpen disaster, I’ll bet those Yankee fans who said they won’t miss his “white knuckle” appearances will quickly change their tune.
Hope the surgery goes well for Chad and he is back soon. This is one Yankee fan that appreciated his efforts.
I’m not changing my tune, Mickey. Sending out a supposedly injured Chapman and leaving him out there was stupid in its own right. It doesn’t transform Chad’s performance over the past few years into a model of reliability.
I’m sorry he’s injured. I’m genuinely sympathetic. It sucks that this happened, especially on the cusp of his free agency. That’s brutal.
The problem with Chad, as I see it, was that he wasn’t very dependable in high-leverage spots. Had he been used appropriately, limiting his exposure in those innings more judiciously, he might’ve been an even more valuable member of the bullpen.
The many innings he pitched effectively over the years were highly valuable. But he had 12 save opportunities in 2021 and blew six of them.
Green was fine when someone else was the bridge to the closer or served as the fireman in high-leverage innings; guys like Robertson, Betances and Britton. Green’s career ERA in high-leverage innings is 6.96, his FIP is 4.43, and his HR/9 is 1.87.
I said in an earlier comment that his WAR was inflated, but that was an inaccurate statement. He earned his WAR. What I should’ve said was that his impressive WAR might paper over his record of failure when he was put in high-pressure situations.
I hope he heals well and returns to pitch well. Someone’s going to have to step up and fill his shoes in those many innings when he would’ve been the right reliever to go to.
I get your points! My point was simply that he has value as a reliever.
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