The New York Yankees’ spring training began with bold ideas and big possibilities. The search for a new second baseman after Gleyber Torres signed with the Detroit Tigers led to speculation about a blockbuster trade—one that would have sent their top two pitching prospects to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for three-time All-Star Carlos Correa.

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For the second straight spring, the Yankees find themselves nervously awaiting test results on ace Gerrit Cole’s pitching elbow following discomfort during a start. Last year, Cole had nerve inflammation in his right elbow but was told he did not need Tommy John surgery by Dr.

Hampton’s injuries limited him to seven starts in 2024. He recorded a 2.41 ERA between Rookie Ball, Single-A and Double-A.

The Yankees rotation may be on the verge of losing its anchor. Gerrit Cole, the team’s ace and the 2023 AL Cy Young winner, is awaiting a second opinion on

The Yankees built what looked like one of the strongest starting rotations in baseball heading into the 2025 season. Just a few weeks into spring training,

In 2024, right-handed pitcher Luis Gil put together a magical rookie season, one that started with him having come back from Tommy John surgery that cost him most of his 2022 and 2023 seasons. The hope for Gil entering spring training a year ago was that he would win a bullpen spot.

As Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated shared, the side-arming righty has some downright nasty movement on his pitches to compensate for the loss of velocity. Effross lost 2.5 mph on his sinker but added 3.4 inches of downward movement. His slider dropped 2.9 mph but gained 3.5 inches of horizontal movement.

There have been 2,555 major league pitchers who had Tommy John surgery. Of those, 162 had a second procedure, and fewer still achieved their previous level of success.

Even the usually upbeat Aaron Boone sounded discouraged about this one. New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will be shut down from throwing for six weeks with a strained lat muscle, putting his 2025 season in jeopardy. That means he is at least three months away from pitching in a major league game—if he returns this season at all.