Gerrit Cole injury update: Yankees ace to miss 10-12 weeks with elbow issue, could avoid surgery - Sport News

Gerrit Cole injury update: Yankees ace to miss 10-12 weeks with elbow issue, could avoid surgery

New York Yankees ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole is expected to miss at least 4-6 weeks due to an elbow injury, CBS Sports HQ’s Jim Bowden confirmed Wednesday. Cole had an MRI, CT scan, and X-rays, but there was enough concern with the testing that Dr. Neal ElAttrache requested an in-person appointment in Los Angeles on Thursday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone did not put a timeline on Cole’s return to the mound.

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Following the visit, the New York Post reported that Cole’s visit with the renowned surgeon brought relatively good news. The report indicates there’s a belief that Cole can avoid Tommy John surgery and he could return after “rest, rehab and some conservative, non-surgical” treatment.

A reported timeline via MLB.com is 10-12 weeks.

Boone had previously said Cole was not recovering well between outings, which was the cause for concern, initially. Cole threw two innings and 39 pitches in his spring debut on March 1. He has not appeared in a game since, but he did throw 45-50 pitches in a simulated game on March 7.

It goes without saying that losing Cole for any length of time would be a devastating blow to a Yankees team that is trying to return to the postseason after going 82-80 in 2023, the franchise’s worst record in three decades. He is one of the most indispensable players in the game not only because of his excellence, but also his durability. Cole last missed a start for a non-COVID reason in 2016.

The Yankees traded four pitchers, including Michael King and depth starters Jhony Brito and Randy Vásquez, for Juan Soto over the winter. As things stand, their rotation depth chart looks like this:

  1. RHP Gerrit Cole (possibly out two months)
  2. LHP Carlos Rodón (injured and ineffective in 2023)
  3. RHP Marcus Stroman
  4. LHP Nestor Cortes (injured and ineffective in 2023)
  5. RHP Clarke Schmidt (set new career high by 66 innings in 2023)
  6. RHP Luke Weaver
  7. RHP Will Warren (not on 40-man roster)

A long-term injury to Cole could push the Yankees into the market for a starting pitcher. Reigning NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell and former Yankee Jordan Montgomery remain unsigned free agents, and either would be a significant upgrade to New York’s rotation, with or without Cole. Whether the Yankees engage Scott Boras, who also represents Cole, on Montgomery or Snell remains to be seen.

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