The Yankees announced this morning that they have activated right-hander Luis Gil from the 60-day injured list. To make room for Gil’s return to the 40-man roster, New York placed right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga on the 15-day injured list with mid-back tightness.
Gil, 27, suffered a high-grade lat strain before the season began and has been sidelined ever since. The AL Rookie of the Year last year turned in a solid season with a 3.50 ERA and a 4.14 FIP in 29 starts, but walked a whopping 12.1% of his opponents against a 26.8% strikeout rate and faded into a less effective version of himself down the stretch, Those later season struggles were understandable given the lack of volume Gil had thrown over the years. The righty actually made his big league debut back in 2021 but a variety of injuries left him able to make just seven starts in the big leagues across his first two years in the majors and cost him the 2023 campaign in its entirety.
That checkered injury history made it somewhat unsurprising when Gil once again missed significant time this year, but it was no less disappointing for the Yankees given that they’ve been without both Gil and Cole all year to this point and also saw Clarke Schmidt miss time early in the year before requiring Tommy John surgery shortly before the All-Star break. Those hits to the club’s rotation depth led the Yankees to view adding starting pitching help as a top priority heading into the trade deadline, but the club was unable to get a deal for a starter done in a year where few rotation pieces ended up moving. They fortified both the lineup and bullpen instead, hoping that a relief corps with four closers (Devin Williams, David Bednar, Luke Weaver, and Camilo Doval) will be enough to make up for those starting pitching deficiencies.
Even if that plan works out, the Yankees are banking on help from Gil and the eventual return of Ryan Yarbrough (as well as the efforts of rookies Will Warren and Cam Schlittler) to help piece together production behind Max Fried and Carlos Rodon. It’s a significant gamble that demonstrates plenty of faith in Gil, who offers plenty of upside but has not yet demonstrated much consistency at the big league level. The righty struggled to a 5.65 ERA across four rehab outings at the Double- and Triple-A levels in preparation for his return to the majors, but his 4 1/3 innings of one-run, seven-strikeout ball his last time out for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre offers some reason for optimism as he heads into today’s start against the Marlins and right-hander Edward Cabrera, against whom the Yankees are hoping to avoid getting swept after dropping the first two games in the series.
As for Loaisiga, Greg Joyce of the New York Post writes that the right-hander is headed back to the Bronx to be examined by the team’s doctor. Loasigia’s back issue has lingered in the days after his abbreviated outing on Friday where he hit a batter and allowed a hit before being pulled after recording just one out. Loaisiga has been dominant at times over the years but has struggled somewhat this year, with a 4.25 ERA and a 5.80 FIP in 29 2/3 innings of work this year. It’s unclear how long Loaisiga will be out, but the club’s recent reinforcements for the bullpen from trades prior to the deadline this past week should help make up for the loss.
“Mid back tightness” sure buddy
Should have traded Lasagna to whoever would give something back….don’t know why the Yankees prize this guy beyond the obvious of age and control….he STINKS….gives up hits and runs in almost every appearance……always has…..
“….gives up hits and runs in almost every appearance”
He has 30 appearances this season
Runs have scored in 8 of them
In 22 appearances 0 runs have scored.
73% of the time he pitches no runs score
Have you and your 6 buddies actually watched him either this year or last…..he’s always in trouble and never has clean innings…….putz
And given you stats….exactly how many of those innings where 0 runs have scored did it matter….in high leverage innings….he stinks……another brain child of analytics and metrics…..they don’t tell the story pal….
r7
“he STINKS….gives up hits and runs in almost every appearance”
“He has 30 appearances this season
Runs have scored in 8 of them
In 22 appearances 0 runs have scored.
73% of the time he pitches no runs score”
Control? He was a free agent last year. They re-signed him to a one year deal with an option. The guy is electric when healthy. The problem has always been he’s rarely healthy. This is the first time in his career he’s been healthy and struggled with his stuff/results.
Johnny Lasagna has been awful. An “IL” stint is badly needed.
In Gil we trust
Can he field, run the bases and remember how many outs there are?
Joe – Yes he can, he never played for the Red Sox.
Arod and Jeter were talking about the recent sloppy play from the Yankees. They mentioned how they would have been benched if they made any sloppy play, they were held accountable. Boone needs to do that more.
Wells forgetting that there was only two outs when he was caught meandering second base in a late, tight game was inexcusable for a catcher. He should’ve been pulled immediately. I don’t care if they have to send in Stanton immediately to catch.
Acoss – Fact is, today’s players are babied/pampered/coddled a lot more. Managers care more about wanting to be a friend instead of a boss.
There’s been many, many times when Red Sox players have made inexcusable mental errors … and absolutely no repercussions from Cora. Nobody got pulled from a game, nobody got benched the next day, nobody even got chewed out.
Cora himself has stated “Why should I do or say anything, they already know they messed up”.
It’s a very different game, and not always for the better.
Fever: That’s EXACTLY what Boone and Cashman just said: “they already are embarrassed and hear it from the fans, so there’s no need to make it worse…”
Wow, imagine if you never disciplined your kid or people at work? Just say, “well, they already know they screwed up, so why bother disciplining them?”
YC
Yes. Imagine that.
What horrible things do you think would happen if someone made a mistake at work and nobody “chewed [them] out”. The horrors!
FPG all we hear about is how the players love playing for Boone. I know my favorite bosses are the ones who didn’t hold me accountable. They need a leader, not a buddy.
Joe
I know MY favorite bosses are the ones who didn’t know any other way to improve performance other than by discipline or by a public tirade.
Clip – Lots of similarities between Cora and Boone.
Here’s a perfect example of what we are all saying here: In all the years Devers butchered 3B, not once did Cora ever tell him “Improve your defense or we will move you to first base”. If he had, Raffy would still be on the team.
FPG
“In all the years Devers butchered 3B, not once did Cora ever tell him “Improve your defense or we will move you to first base”. ”
Imagine thinking that things are this simple
Joe – The best bosses, like the best coaches/managers, are the ones who set high but achievable expectations and like you said hold you accountable.
No different than strict parents, ever notice the kids of strict parents are usually well-behaved and well-raised to be excellent employees/spouses/parents?
Meanwhile the pushover parents who don’t hold their kids accountable and let them do whatever the hell they want inevitably raise underachieving spoiled brats.
“ever notice the kids of strict parents are usually well-behaved and well-raised to be excellent employees/spouses/parents?”
I find the opposite
My friends who had the most strict parents ran wild once they got some freedom. Their parents never taught the kids how to control themselves, just punished them for doing wrong.
I don’t think we need to be comparing coaching professional athletes to raising children, but chewing people out is rarely the best way to modify behavior. And it’s much worse to do it in public.
I can’t imagine everyone here calling for benchings and chewings out would be at all pleased if they made a mistake at work or home and that was the response.
No difference than strict parents !!!!
You cannot be serious. In what world do adults discipline adults like they are kids ? That is just a ludicrous comparison. Kids don’t have mental maturity and self awareness. Adults do. Well they should do, so you treat them accordingly.
The strict parent’s comparison is crazy.
In 1996 Jeter probably gets benched for sloppy play but in 2006 it wouldn’t matter how many baserunning blunders or errors he would not have been benched, same for ARod. When multiple guys are making mental and physical mistakes it’s hard to bench all of them…
I’m of the belief that A-Rod may make an excellent manager. I know he’d certainly be an improvement from Boone.
100% agree, although I do like Boone to a certain extent I think a rod would be the perfect Yankee manager but I also think he wouldn’t last very long at the helm even if she was having success just because of all the baggage that would be with him
As owner of the TWolves, he’s probably a little bit occupied at the moment. ;:-)
Jeter would be a great manager for the Yankees, even though I don’t know if he still has the commitment to putting a lot of work in at his age
A-rod seems like a guy that could lose the clubhouse and be toxic when the team loses (and hook up judge with some biogenesis leftovers to hit 80 homers)
@sad Quite the contrary. Jeter was recently invited to play in the YS Old Timers game to which he declined. He doesn’t want to be on the field anymore. ARod has shown to be an excellent communicator in his TV and podcast appearances. He’s got various successful business ventures going so I can’t see him in the dugout. Even ARod’s socials are more relatable connecting with people. I would hire ARod to manage a team before Jeter.
I have no opinion on Boone as i don’t follow the Yankees, but, from afar, I always felt like A-Rod was a phony. Imo, he didn’t come across as sincere. More like he was saying what the listener wanted to hear. Did his teammates/peers respect him during his playing days?
Angels ARod did come across as a phony but the guy really knows baseball. He was also respected by the young players but that was some time back and I’m not sure the current opinion if him.
Arod should be thinking about Jlopez, Cameron, Wison, Frankel, Scurtis, Hudson, Wojcicki, Madonna, Cordeiro, Padgett,DemiMo,Morse, Britos, it is a good lineup !! A perfect dandy very smart to be a manager, i am telling you !!!
That certainly have been atrocious lately, but entering play, the Yanks were tied with the Angels for the fewest outs on the bases (23). But don’t let facts get in your way..
I’ve seen that floated out there, but the number of outs made (or not made) on the bases is not a great indication of a teams ability to run. The majority of their good hitters are generally poor runners, they don’t have the ability to be aggressive on the bases. Taking an extra base or forcing a fielder to make a good throw is riskier than playing station to station, but might add on more runs than playing it safe. Sure you might add a couple of outs over the course of a month, but it is likely to pay off in the long run as a benefit. The Yankees are a clear indication that the lack of outs made on the bases is not due to the fact they are a good baserunning team.
JD the base running was about Jazz getting doubled off first after a popup to the second baseman and Grisham going for home and getting thrown out by a mile among multiple other base running embarrassments.
May the sin of preferring Jake Cave live on in Twins Territory.
Yankees got a full plate of Eury Perez last night, the Yankees lefty bats were 1-19 against the righty. They get Cabrera today. Marlins play for the sweep today.
Since 2017, he’s been on IL every season. Sad. Talented.
Yanks in front of the majority of there fans will not lay down today
Bats will explode n get just enough pitching guys
Bank on it.
7-3 bombers
On Opposite Day you might be correct. Not today though
The good news for you is the score was 7-3 but not the bombers…
The article discusses this, but wasn’t Gil going to 160 IP, including playoffs, a big ask last year after basically not pitching the two prior seasons? Looks like his career high was 110 IP back in ’21.
Sorry for the Yankees, they don’t go nowhere with Volpe, Wells, Grisham, Goldsmith, Stanton, McMahom,,etc and get a booster with Caballero, Amed, Slater,,,holy cow !!!,ahhh Judge get frozen in playoff !!!
They will shock the world like the band of brothers n explode for 5+ runs today
You can only hope it is more than five, as they trail 6-1 right now
You can’t win when your bullpen can’t hold several leads–in the same game. And you can’t win if the best you can manage is 2 hits. These are just a couple of games, but might be the difference in WC spots and positioning. Forget the division. And forget some of the folks that the incomprehensibly employed-for-life Cashman has brought in. Either they weren’t very good when acquired and/or they will be managed by Boone.
The loss on Friday was great. All three bullpen acquisitions got torched.
Yanks up 9-4, Bird and Bednar give up a combined six earned runs in the seventh. Yanks take the lead back 12-10 into the bottom of the ninth, Doval blows the save and takes his first loss an a Yankee.
I thought it was hysterical.
Probably should have got a starter or 2. Relievers cannot pitch 6 innings every few days and not flame out. Not the Yankees year. Again…..
It looks like the Yankees should have been sellers last week. They should have sold off some pieces. Grisham, Bellinger, Weaver, Williams, etc. could have gotten something for them.
I see part of the problem of the Yankees. I’ve checked the interviews on Yes Network during this series. There’s a certain arrogance and entitled automatic wins without having to beat the opponent involved with them. With the team, the coaching, and even the broadcasters, there is the belief that they should’ve walked into Miami and easily swept the Marlins. Um, did no one take a look at how the Marlins have been playing? They came into the series having been 27-14 over the previous 41 games. Now they are 30-14 over the last 44 games. The Marlins were once 25-41 and entered the series 52-55.
Also, the Marlins are, at the moment, 7 games back of the Mets and Phillies in the division, and 5 1/2 back of the last Wild Card spot.
Seriously, people thought that the Yankees were going to walk in and just sweep a team that has been playing like that over a span that equates to about a quarter season as they come into the series? Really?
When a team thinks like that, expect them to lose series like they did this weekend.