The Yankees scratched Gerrit Cole from tonight’s scheduled start against the Phillies due to general body fatigue. Well-regarded pitching prospect Will Warren is getting the call for a spot start in what’ll be his major league debut. The Yankees will need to select him onto the 40-man roster, which has two vacancies pending their deadline activity.
There’s no indication this is anything more than a day-to-day issue. Yet it’s at least worth monitoring after Cole missed the first half of the season with elbow inflammation. Cole has made seven starts since being reinstated in the middle of June. He owns an uncharacteristic 5.40 ERA thanks largely to nine home runs allowed.
If the Yankees are at all concerned about Cole’s health, it could impact their approach to the deadline over the next two hours. They’ve already been tied to starting pitchers, including to Jack Flaherty at the top of the market. There are rumblings the Yanks could even add an impact starter like Flaherty and look to flip Nestor Cortes.
Warren, 25, is a former eighth-round pick who has developed into one of New York’s top prospects. He ranks seventh among Yankees farmhands at Baseball America. Warren’s arsenal is headlined by his mid-90s fastball and potential plus slider. He has a shot to be a mid-rotation starter. The Southeastern Louisiana product has started 20 times in Scranton. His 6.11 earned run average is disappointing, but Warren has an impressive 27.1% strikeout rate against a manageable 8.2% walk percentage.
Uh oh.
Trouble is brewing in the Bronx.
We all know the real reason he’s getting scratched is because he’s getting traded to the Marlins for Stowers and Norby
We all know it won’t happen but you imagine the reaction if Cole was traded?
lol would be epic!
Hilarious.
Yankees finalizing a deal to trade Cole? Whoa.
Cole’s been traded.
the pirates are going for it
Just give the giants Dominguez and filler for snell and Chapman.
Nestor plus filler for Snell.
Thumbs down.
We could throw in Everson Pereira with Nestor.
Nestor probably throws more innings on average than Snell.
The Giants entire roster for Jasson and I say no.
Yeah… no. Taking on a contract AND giving up a top prospect? That’s not how trades work.
“I’m tired” – Gerrit Cole
I feel like DJ has been suffering from this too…. Like since the day he signed his new contract….
“Ah’m tired … Tired of being desired….” — Lili von Schtupp, Blazing Saddles.
Cole to Braves in salary dump to sign Soto!
Nobody wants that stupid contact
If AA did that he should be fired on the spot and shot out of the city in a cannon.
Bro I deal with body fatigue every day. Gonna call in sick.
Cole and Nestor for Flaherty and Skubal
No.
Sorry for my bad sense of humor.
Tigers GM hangs up laughing.
Absolutely. Prob blocks the number too
Incoming trade for SP
Maybe they should pump the brakes trading Nestor so they don’t leave themselves short in the rotation
Scratched from start??? On his way to Boston for cash so Hal can fund broadway play…Damn Yankees..(where have I heard of this before???)
That was 106 years ago innit?
Indeed
I have Gerrit Cole fatigue.
He’s getting traded
Cole scratched due to trade
My body is fatigued too, work day over…
Oiy Vey!!!
Obv. Cole for Crochet and a whatever he wants contract.
“Whatever he wants contract”..At last check, Crochet was asking for a 5+ year extension, his number immediately being retired and a legacy statute outside the stadium of any team that acquires him.
He’s going to need surgery. Rehabbing that type of injury never seems to work.
Just think they are paying him $326 million. I’m too tired.
I said it was a stupid contract when they signed him. Also absorbing that Stanton contract. At least Stanton is consistent, every summer off. Just like school teachers.
I wouldnt say stupid. I mean they needed an ace and they overpayed for him. It’s not like they can develop one on their own.
Very true
Damn $360 million, has pitched a whopping 35 innings and he’s tired. God bless him! It’s always been all about him.
One thing is certain Cole wont be exercising his opt out cause Yankees will pounce fast and decline their end making him a free agent ond off the hook for 4/144 remaining saving $36 million avv
“Damn $360 million”…Not to quibble on details and correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the Cole contract was 9/$324M not $360M.
Okay I was off by a year. Regardless way over pay
Probably Covid
Probably didn’t sleep well last night.
Probably didn’t sleep well last night because he probably has Covid
Couldn’t afford a decent pillow.
“Decent pillow”…NYC is so expensive most people need a mortgage loan to afford pillows.
i’ve got body fatigue from hitting refresh every 10 seconds for the last 9 hours
Suckitis rears it’s ugly head again
Good. Time to sell Cole. Guy hasn’t lived up to the contract, especially after he was caught cheating.
How do we sell you to the Long Island Duck’s version of MLBTR?
Boone saw what the Mets did against him last time out and is afraid to see what the Phillies could do tonight
What he meant is “can i please get some roids”
My head is “fatigued” from refreshing MLB trade rumors and rotoworld all day long.
I have that body fatigue a lot.
“Well regarded” by who with a 6 era in AAA
Where is Dr. Fan
Calling Dr. Fan for medical analysis
Cole ain’t right. Prob that elbow. Couldn’t believe yanks thought they were in a position to trade away any starting P when their next man up is rookie w/ERA north of 6 runs a gm @AAA. Can’t have enough pitching ever. Look @the Dodgers, they have starting P galore, Glasnow, Yamamoto, Kershaw, Miller, Buehler, on mlb staff plus the kids they’ve brought up are doing better than expected, Stone, R. Ryan, Knack, n Wrobelski n LA was still adding to their embarrassment of riches obtaining Flaherty. Watch Nestor will be 2nd half ace n they were trying to give em away.