DENVER – Giancarlo Stanton is nearing both the second-to-last, or doubtlessly final, stage of his rehab.
The Yankees slugger will head to Tampa this week to take reside batting observe “for the next two weeks,” normal supervisor Brian Cashman mentioned Sunday on MLB Community Radio, with a rehab task doubtlessly following.
“Very [encouraging],” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned Sunday morning at Coors Area.
“I feel like G’s been doing well now for a while, so getting him built up will be the next key. Live at-bats on the horizon here and see where we go from there.”
Boone indicated that the Yankees have nonetheless not made a remaining determination on whether or not Stanton, who has been coping with tennis elbow in each arms since he arrived at spring coaching, will want a rehab task.
The veteran DH has prevented them at instances in recent times, as an alternative getting sufficient at-bats off the Trajekt pitching machine (which simulates pitches from actual main leaguers) to return again with out one – helped by the truth that he doesn’t have to play the sphere.
“He’ll certainly be part of that [decision],” Boone mentioned. “We’ll figure out what’s best. Just want to make sure he’s game-ready when he comes. Obviously that looks a little bit different for him in that he’s not playing the field. But you still want to get him built up properly and give him somewhat of a spring training simulation, even though his looks different than most guys.”
If everybody stays wholesome till Stanton comes again – with Jazz Chisholm Jr. anticipated to return from his indirect pressure earlier than then – the Yankees may have some selections to make on each their roster and lineup by way of taking part in time
However Boone the Yankees will cross that bridge as soon as Stanton exhibits he is able to be activated off the 60-day IL.
