According to the new guidelines , starting pitchers will be checked on multiple occasions throughout the game, while relievers will be checked either when the inning in which they entered ends or when they are removed from the game — whichever comes first.
Although acknowledging that the team’s rough performance “invites the scrutiny on us all,” Cashman nonetheless refused to point fingers when asked if manager Aaron Boone’s job was on the line, saying, “We’re in this together.
CBS Sports | RotoWire Staff: Amidst a flurry of moves within the Yankees’ minor league teams, the organization announced that Luis Gil, one of the team’s top pitching prospects, has received a promotion to Triple-A Scranton.
This could be a significant move for the 2021 Yankees, as Gil is currently on the 40-man roster and is now only one step away from the Majors.
New York Post | Justin Tasch: Boone told reporters yesterday that Luis Severino’s MRI revealed a low grade 2 groin strain that will shut him down for about a month.
Although the 37-year-old is clearly not the type of pitcher he was in the late 2000s/early 2010s, when he was a top-of-the-rotation starter and a borderline ace — he made only one start last year, throwing only 3.1 innings before a shoulder injury ended his season — he is exactly the type of high-risk/high-reward pickup that the Yankees have built their 2021 starting rotation on.