Yankees look to bring back Fernando Cruz in August

Before the commencement of the game, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made a connection to the media astir the existent wellness presumption of immoderate players. Among them is 29-year-old Fernando Cruz, whose instrumentality could bring caller spot to the team. Boone pointed retired that the right-handed pitcher could play again arsenic aboriginal arsenic August, but the precise day is not yet known.

Earlier this summer, Cruz suffered a terrible abdominal musculus injury, which dealt different stroke to the Yankees arsenic they mislaid 1 of their champion pitchers successful the bullpen. This nonaccomplishment was felt, arsenic they failed to find a worthy replacement.

Hopes for August and the authorities of the bullpen

This season, the Yankees person an mean of 4.08 runs allowed, which is not precise good. However, the anticipation that the 29-year-old pitcher volition instrumentality brings optimism. With a 3.00 ERA and an awesome 41.2% strikeout rate, Cruz was arguably the champion reliever this season, and everyone is hoping for his return.

The squad brag said frankly: "Fernando is important for america and I judge helium volition assistance america a batch arsenic soon arsenic helium returns."

The Yankees' bullpen is not astatine its best. Since the commencement of June, their relievers person collectively been negative, with an fWAR of -0.4, an ERA of 5.68 and a FIP of 5.55. Devin Williams, a 26-year-old pitcher, excels with conscionable a 1.84 ERA and nary location runs allowed, but the 2nd astir important pitcher statistically is Cruz, who has played conscionable 11 games.

Unfortunately, Luke Weaver (with an mean of 8.64), Jonathan Loaisiga (6.11) and Mark Leiter Jr. (6.30) were expected arsenic the main carriers, but they were rather ineffective.

"We are alert that our bullpen is presently weak, but we are moving to fortify it. We expect further players successful the coming period," said Boone.

The Yankees are expected to prosecute much pitchers by the transportation deadline this year, and successful the coming week they volition enactment a peculiar strain connected the bullpen due to the fact that contiguous they play the alleged bullpen game, and they person six games to go.

Top imaginable Cam Schlittler, 22, felt symptom successful his bicep, truthful helium had an MRI. Fortunately, the signaling did not amusement immoderate superior problems, but they decided to prevention it from excessively overmuch effort.

"We don't privation to hazard worsening the injury, that's wherefore we decided to postpone it," the nine said.

After the caller All-Star lawsuit successful Atlanta, the metropolis volition present big the Yankees for a three-game play series, opening contiguous astatine 7:15 PM ET.