3:05pm: Supervisor Aaron Boone says that Gil’s again harm is minor and so they hope to have him again after the 15-day minimal, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic on X.
2:30pm: The Yankees introduced immediately that right-hander Luis Gil has been positioned on the 15-day injured record with a decrease again pressure. Fellow proper Will Warren was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding transfer.
Gil began final night time’s sport towards the Guardians however lasted simply three innings and 78 pitches earlier than he was eliminated. The membership later introduced that he departed with low again tightness, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic on X. The membership hasn’t supplied any updates immediately about how lengthy they count on Gil to be out, but it surely appears they count on him to overlook at the least a few weeks, based mostly on this IL placement.
That can interrupt a wonderful rookie season for the right-hander, as he has made 24 begins with a 3.39 earned run common. His 12.6% stroll fee is on the excessive facet however he’s been in a position to counteract that with a powerful 27.5% strikeout fee.
Gil might have wanted a breather in some unspecified time in the future anyway, since he’s already pushing into uncharted private territory by way of workload. He underwent Tommy John surgical procedure in Might of 2022, lacking most of that season in addition to 2023. Previous to that, his profession excessive by way of innings was 108 2/3 in 2021, between the majors and the minors.
Right here in 2024, he’s already logged 124 2/3 frames. Meaning he’s nicely into personal-high territory, on the heels of two largely misplaced seasons. Despite the fact that his outcomes have been sturdy, the Yankees might have been pressed to consider lightening his load in some way, both by optioning him to the minors or transferring him to the bullpen.
The IL stint may maybe act as that breather, so long as it’s not a really vital harm. If he simply wants just a few weeks on the shelf, maybe that may permit him to recharge for the stretch run and the postseason.
Within the meantime, the Yanks shall be down one other man within the rotation that’s lacking just a few guys. Gil will be part of Clarke Schmidt, JT Brubaker and Cody Poteet on the IL, although a few of these guys may very well be again within the combine quickly. Poteet started a rehab project final night time and Schmidt is anticipated to begin one on Friday, per Kirschner on X.
For now, the rotation consists of Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Nestor Cortes and Marcus Stroman, with Warren presumably stepping in to exchange Gil. Regardless of the Yankees having a powerful document of 73-53 this yr, they haven’t had wonderful outcomes out of that group. Stroman’s 3.82 ERA is the very best of the bunch and he’s in all probability fortunate to have that quantity. His 16.8% strikeout fee, 9.9% stroll fee and 48.1% floor ball fee are all on tempo to be the worst of his profession. Cole, Rodón and Cortes every have ERAs of 4.15 or larger. Warren has an 8.59 ERA in his first three main league begins.
The IL placement of Gil has the potential to have ripple results past the 2024 Yankees. He has been within the dialog for American League Rookie of the 12 months and this absence would possibly push him again within the race. ROY voting now has impacts for golf equipment and gamers as sure prime prospects can internet their golf equipment an additional draft decide if they’re promoted to the Opening Day roster and win the award, whereas different guys can earn themselves a full yr of service time even when they haven’t been up all yr.
Gil himself isn’t PPI eligible since he wasn’t a prime prospect coming into the yr however guys like Colton Cowser and Austin Wells are eligible for the prospect promotion incentive and maybe now have a better likelihood of netting their golf equipment a draft decide.
