Didi Gregorius leaves WBC with right shoulder injury
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If talent was the only thing that mattered, Gleyber Torres would be NY's starting SS Opening Day assuming Didi isn't ready, but I doubt they will add him to the 40 man unless Didi's injury is severe, and then maybe.
So maybe Ruben Tejada?
So maybe Ruben Tejada?
We need some kind of $10 doctor in here, because I have no idea how serious this injury is. Torres couldn't possibly come up this soon, could he? In a pinch, couldn't Castro move to SS if it were easier to find a replacement 2B?
edit: to be clear, I don't know what kind of depth the Yankees have at 2B in AA/AAA, it was just a thought, since they have a guy who recently played a lot of SS already in the majors.
RIght, they have Refsnyder too to play second. They actually do have a bunch of options, it's just a question of whether they want to add Wade or Torres to the 40 man yet, and obviously a question of how serious it is. The quick impression I get is that it is probably 4 weeks or so minimum, and obviously a lot longer if it's more serious.
Bryan HochVerified account @BryanHoch 7m7 minutes ago
If Didi Gregorius isn't ready, don't be surprised if Tyler Wade is the Opening Day SS. Yanks trying to turn him into Brock Holt/Ben Zobrist.
Brendan KutyVerified account @BrendanKutyNJ 6m6 minutes ago
Cashman said the #Yankees will look first at depth in majors/Triple-A after assessing Didi Gregorius' injury. Still deciding top option.
If Didi Gregorius isn't ready, don't be surprised if Tyler Wade is the Opening Day SS. Yanks trying to turn him into Brock Holt/Ben Zobrist.
Brendan KutyVerified account @BrendanKutyNJ 6m6 minutes ago
Cashman said the #Yankees will look first at depth in majors/Triple-A after assessing Didi Gregorius' injury. Still deciding top option.
"The doctor was really encouraged by his strength and felt good about it, but we thought we're going to cover ourselves," Girardi said before the Yankees' spring game against the Washington Nationals.
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/03/yankees_didi_gregorius_leaves_wbc_with_injury_to_t.html
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/03/yankees_didi_gregorius_leaves_wbc_with_injury_to_t.html
OK, if this is accurate (Hoch is a good reporter, but you never know with injuries until guys are actually back), very good news:
Bryan HochVerified account @BryanHoch
Didi Gregorius has a strain, no baseball activity for two weeks, will not be ready for Opening Day.
Bryan HochVerified account @BryanHoch
Didi Gregorius has a strain, no baseball activity for two weeks, will not be ready for Opening Day.
And his next tweet is less promising:
Bryan HochVerified account @BryanHoch
Girardi says that Didi Gregorius could miss all of April.
Bryan HochVerified account @BryanHoch
Girardi says that Didi Gregorius could miss all of April.
Cashman thinks Didi will be out about six weeks, man that sucks. He says that Torres isn't an option and it will be someone internally: Wade, Kozma, Castro, Torreyes, Tejada. They could move Castro back to SS and play Refsnyder at 2B, but that is a really weak defensive middle infield. Torreyes I think will be exposed if he plays every day, Wade might be the best answer and leave Castro at 2B.
Have they released Cito Culver yet? Still can't fathom the idiocy of that wasted first-round draft pick in 2010.
Actually Culver started to hit last year and is still really good defensively, but they probably feel like Kozma is a similar player except with major league experience. Culver and Donovan Solano are other options, NY has plenty of choices.