$160 million dollars for 6 seasons was the figure that the New York Yankees shelled out for pitcher Carlos RodonHowever, the lefty has not yet been able to debut with the New York team due to an injury he suffered weeks before Opening Day.
The pitcher’s drawback was a left forearm muscle injury And while he was originally expected to only spend a maximum of three weeks on the disabled list, the 30-year-old pitcher’s rehab has been tricky.
Rodón had already been throwing from the bullpen in recent days but now a new problem appeared; a sore back slowed the pitcher’s progress.
the manager Aaron Boone He affirmed that it is not something serious, that it is only an “annoying” injury but that for prevention Rodón will stop throwing as he had been doing to recover and return to the mound.
In addition, the former San Francisco Giants pitcher will undergo a CT scan to evaluate him. Rodón had a bullpen session scheduled this Monday which will clearly be suspended, which delays his rehabilitation to return. At the moment Rodón does not have a date for his return.
Rodón comes from having an excellent season with San Francisco; he had 31 starts and left a balance of 14 wins and 8 losseswith a 2.88 ERA and 237 strikeouts, placing sixth in Cy Young Award voting.
On the other hand, the Yankees began the season with an injury to Frankie Montas, louis severino and Rodón himself; which made it difficult to assemble the rotation. Currently to Gerrit Cole as they accompany it Domingo German, Nestor Cortes and the young Dominican Johny Brito.
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