Yankees GM Brian Cashman 'prepared for the worst' with Gerrit Cole's elbow issue

The New York Yankees enactment feels the nonstop aforesaid astir Gerrit Cole arsenic the instrumentality basal does. 

"[I’m] prepared for the worst," wide manager Brian Cashman told the New York Post and Newsday connected Sunday.

Cole experienced discomfort successful his throwing elbow aft his 2nd outpouring grooming start, a brutal outing against the Minnesota Twins connected Thursday, and superior interest has swirled astir the team’s ace since then. 

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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole pauses earlier taking the mound against the Minnesota Twins astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Dave Nelson-Imagn Images)

Cole underwent tests and imaging connected that close elbow connected Friday, and helium is presently seeking 2nd opinions connected it, which is ne'er a bully sign. 

Manager Aaron Boone noted an update could travel arsenic aboriginal arsenic Monday, but Cashman seems pessimistic astir the situation. 

"We volition spot however it plays out," helium added. "I’m ever wired to deliberation the worst and anticipation for the best. 

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"Obviously not what you want, but it’s yet portion of our travel present successful 2025."

Another cardinal portion of the roster, Giancarlo Stanton, is besides dealing with elbow injuries, arsenic he’s trying to debar season-ending country connected his "severe" tennis elbow successful some arms. 

There’s presently nary timeline for the 2024 postseason star, who noted that adjustments helium made to his bat past play could beryllium the origin of the tendinitis successful some elbows.

As for Cole, the evident worst-case script erstwhile it involves a throwing elbow for a pitcher is simply a UCL injury, which usually leads to Tommy John country – a process that renders a subordinate retired for the year. 

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole works retired astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)

That would beryllium a crushing stroke to the Yankees considering what Cole means to the squad successful presumption of their hopeful World Series revenge circuit successful 2025. 

Cole besides dealt with an elbow wounded successful 2024 that unopen him down for a spot successful the outpouring earlier helium returned to the bump successful the regular season. Cashman added that Cole’s concern, which helium acknowledged connected Saturday, isn’t thing caller due to the fact that of however it was handled past season. 

"I was with him successful Tampa. I deliberation past year, [it was] precise affectional [for Cole] due to the fact that it was a full caller experience," Cashman explained. "This twelvemonth now, not arsenic affectional due to the fact that he’s walked this enactment already. And so, I deliberation helium is mentally much prepared to woody with it due to the fact that he’s already dealt with that erstwhile before. So, and that’s adjacent the worst-case scenario. Just generally, we are each successful a amended presumption to grip thing if we’ve had immoderate acquisition handling it successful the past. 

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"He’s already had a batch of conversations. A batch of engagement with the doctors and lived done this past year."

Cole, though, wasn’t unopen down for the full season. So, portion Cashman says the worst-case script is prepared for, who knows what happens if and erstwhile that becomes reality. 

Cashman added it would beryllium "difficult" to marque imaginable moves astatine this constituent successful the twelvemonth to counteract these large injuries, which includes 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil suffering a high-grade lat strain that has him unopen down until astatine slightest June. 

In turn, Marcus Stroman is expected to capable successful for Gil, portion Will Warren and Carlos "Cookie" Carrasco fig to beryllium imaginable replacements if Cole is incapable to spell successful immoderate capacity. 

New York wide manager Brian Cashman walks connected the tract earlier crippled 3 of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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The 34-year-old Cole is coming disconnected a 2024 run that saw him transportation to a 3.41 ERA implicit 17 starts – 1 twelvemonth aft starring the league with a 2.63 ERA and 209 innings implicit 33 starts to triumph his archetypal Cy Young Award. 

But erstwhile the MLB postseason began, Cole was important successful helping the Yankees scope the World Series, tossing 29.0 innings implicit 5 starts with a 2.17 ERA, 22 strikeouts to 10 walks and lone 7 earned runs allowed. 

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