{"id":83814,"date":"2024-08-22T19:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=83814"},"modified":"2024-08-22T19:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:38:35","slug":"managing-yankees-pitching-crucial-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/22\/managing-yankees-pitching-crucial-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Yankees Pitching Will Be Crucial Amid Injuries and Rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"

The August clock is ticking as the New York Yankees battle out an intense remaining schedule<\/a>. The team is rolling into September with a job not yet done, and a division to win<\/a>. New York may need a contingency plan to address injuries. How will the Yankees manage pitching in the event of any injury toward or throughout the postseason?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Yankees have had some longer-term absences from the pitching staff this year. In fact, they missed their ace and defending Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole<\/a> until late June. Jonathan Loaisiga<\/a> has been scratched for some time, and it seems Clarke Schmidt<\/a> has had some time off and is expected to make his first rehab start this week at some point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yankees starter Luis Gil<\/a> was recently placed on the 15-day injured list<\/a> due to a lower back strain. He is expected to be back soon. The task for manager Aaron Boone<\/a> going forward will be to manage pitching to ensure workloads are met and reliable arms are slotted in where appropriate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n