In what seems to be the longest case of elbow soreness, Brett Gardner had a setback... Again! Read HERE.
Yesterday, Jack Curry tweeted that Joe Girardi stated that
Gardner had experienced elbow soreness and would not play in the rehab
game. This is the third time since landing on the DL in April that
this has happened.Check out Curry's Tweet below:
Look, I want to be hopeful that this is
just soreness. I mean, clearly he is being taken care of by the best
doctors, right? I hope so at least. But frankly, I am worried. How is it possible that he is
able to complete rehab fine and then experiences soreness when he faces
live pitches?
Okay, so what does this mean for the Yankees?
Clearly, the Yankees have done fine without him. They are in first place
with the best record in the league right now and are 21 games over
.500. Really, what I miss most about Gardner is watching him speed
around the bases. Having him on base is always a huge advantage for us and let's face it, we can hit the long ball all day long, but sooner or later manufacturing runs is needed too. I mean, that's baseball.
(In Photo: Raul Ibanez)
With the trade deadline approaching, I know there has been a lot of
speculation among fans over whether or not Brian Cashman would move to fill
that spot. Well, Cashman has already said that if we can’t get Gardner
back this season there is no need to go out and do something. I have to
say I agree with him. I’m sure that forty-year-old Raul Ibanez was not
expected to be an everyday player but he, and Andruw Jones, have been
doing a great job taking over at left field.
Joe Bick,
Gardner’s agent has stated that there is a chance that he would not play
again this season. Read HERE. Both Bick and Girardi have used words like
“baffling” and “puzzling” to describe this situation. Read HERE. That just doesn’t
bode well. He is being sent to have another MRI today
to look for something that may have been missed. Don’t know how long
this latest set back will be but I sincerely hope to be seeing Gardner
healthy and back in the Bronx soon.
--Erica Morales, BYB Writer
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