Yankees Place Ryan Weathers on 15-Day IL With Left Forearm Flexor Strain
The Yankees announced Weathers is headed to the 15-day IL with a left forearm flexor strain; Brendan Beck was recalled and Cody Bellinger reinstated.
The Yankees announced a cluster of roster moves ahead of their game, and the headline is the one nobody wanted: lefty Ryan Weathers has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm flexor strain.
The move follows a start several days ago in which Weathers exited early with forearm discomfort and was scheduled for imaging to assess the injury. The IL placement and diagnosis represent the club's announcement of what that imaging found.
The injury
A left forearm flexor strain is a meaningful diagnosis for any pitcher, and particularly so for a left-hander. The 15-day IL is the minimum designation; nothing in the club's announcement addresses a timetable beyond that floor, and what the injury means for Weathers's season remains unknown.
The roster arithmetic
To fill the vacancy, the Yankees recalled right-hander Brendan Beck from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In the same set of moves, outfielder Cody Bellinger was reinstated from the 10-day injured list — a move the club had telegraphed, as Bellinger had been targeting a return after a hamstring rehab assignment.
The Weathers situation is the thread worth watching. The 15-day designation tells you the minimum; it tells you nothing about the ceiling.
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