TAMPA – Tyler Matzek seemed like he had an inside monitor to creating the Yankees’ bullpen as a non-roster invite, however an harm is threatening to delay that.
The lefty reliever is coping with an indirect situation, pitching coach Matt Blake advised The Put up on Friday, and the Yankees are slow-playing him in hopes of not turning it into an even bigger drawback.
Requested if it may delay Matzek’s availability to begin the season, Blake stated “potentially.”
“We want to make sure he’s built up and get him a true buildup to get ready for the season, so just got to take it a day at a time,” Blake stated Friday.
Matzek, who’s simply over two years faraway from Tommy John surgical procedure, has made only one look in a Grapefruit League recreation, tossing an ideal inning in opposition to the Twins on Feb. 25.
On the time, the Yankees had been raving about how Matzek seemed early, believing that that they had one thing within the veteran who signed a minor-league deal final month.
