Well this season just seems to be getting worst by the month for the New York Yankees. As they now have to watch another starting pitcher go to the disabled list and this time its their most prized possession(a little dramatic but you get the picture).
Yankees GM Brian Cashman says Masahiro Tanaka has a small tear in his UCL. Will have PRP injection. Yankees hope he's back in six weeks.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 11, 2014
The reality: Unless he's in the vast minority of players for whom rehab works, Masahiro Tanaka eventually will need Tommy John surgery.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 11, 2014
Pitchers can throw with partially torn UCLs. Adam Wainwright's lasted for half a decade before it blew out. But he is the truest exception.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 11, 2014