Sheffield May Be Out For Season
Gary Sheffield's wrist is in such bad shape that Yankees management believe that he may miss the rest of this season.
For now, the plan is to completely immobilize Sheffield's wrist in a splint and hope that his self healing mechanisms take care of the damaged tissues.
If Yankees management, their doctors, and Sheffield find that his injured wrist does not make significant progress in the next few weeks, it's quite possible that he will have season-ending surgery.
From Sheffield's perspective, not playing for the rest of the season may be his best chance of having his 2007 option at 13 million picked up by the Yankees. Playing this season and producing numbers that are below average for his standards would most likely lead to the club not picking up his option.
In Sheffield's absence, Cashman has been talking with GMs from around the league, looking for possible replacements. Shannon Stewart, Reggie Sanders, Bobby Abreu, and Alfonso Soriano are possible targets.
Joe Torre has said that he is happy with using a combination of Melky Cabrera, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon, Terrence Long, Kevin Thompson, and Bubba Crosby (when he returns from his hamstring injury) until Matsui and Sheffield make their returns.
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No word yet on how serious Mariano Rivera's back injury is, but from what was reported, it is likely that he suffered a moderate muscle strain and/or a ligament sprain in his back. With proper rest, an athlete of his caliber and health should recover from such an injury within about a week. Factor in another week for rehab and we can expect to see Mo back by about the middle of June.
We need Farnsworth to take a few miles off his fastball and locate it a bit better. If he can get better command over his fastball at 94-95 mph and combine it with his nasty curveball, he can most likely be a solid replacement for the closer role until Mo comes back.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
For now, the plan is to completely immobilize Sheffield's wrist in a splint and hope that his self healing mechanisms take care of the damaged tissues.
If Yankees management, their doctors, and Sheffield find that his injured wrist does not make significant progress in the next few weeks, it's quite possible that he will have season-ending surgery.
From Sheffield's perspective, not playing for the rest of the season may be his best chance of having his 2007 option at 13 million picked up by the Yankees. Playing this season and producing numbers that are below average for his standards would most likely lead to the club not picking up his option.
In Sheffield's absence, Cashman has been talking with GMs from around the league, looking for possible replacements. Shannon Stewart, Reggie Sanders, Bobby Abreu, and Alfonso Soriano are possible targets.
Joe Torre has said that he is happy with using a combination of Melky Cabrera, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon, Terrence Long, Kevin Thompson, and Bubba Crosby (when he returns from his hamstring injury) until Matsui and Sheffield make their returns.
***
No word yet on how serious Mariano Rivera's back injury is, but from what was reported, it is likely that he suffered a moderate muscle strain and/or a ligament sprain in his back. With proper rest, an athlete of his caliber and health should recover from such an injury within about a week. Factor in another week for rehab and we can expect to see Mo back by about the middle of June.
We need Farnsworth to take a few miles off his fastball and locate it a bit better. If he can get better command over his fastball at 94-95 mph and combine it with his nasty curveball, he can most likely be a solid replacement for the closer role until Mo comes back.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
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