Just as Yankees had been getting wholesome once more, Nestor Cortes heads to IL with groin damage

OAKLAND — Just because the Yankees had been about to be entire, they took one other hit. A giant one. Nestor Cortes is heading to the injured record with a groin damage.

The Yankees are anticipated to deliver up Triple-A better Greg Weissert to take his roster spot.

That news got here simply days after Cortes stated he felt “great” following his final begin on Sunday. The 27-year-old was requested due to the priority over his innings.

Cortes has thrown a career-high 131 innings, which was across the variety of innings the lefty stated he had thrown in a 12 months between spring coaching and pitching in winter ball.

Besides Cortes saying he felt high-quality, he’s been the workers’s stalwart.

Cortes has posted a 2.68 ERA and has a robust strikeout (25.9%) and stroll fee (5.8%).

The Yankees’ pitching depth is actually being challenged proper now. Luis Severino is on the 60-day IL with what the Yankees stated was a “minor” lat pressure. Severino, who solely pitched 27 innings over the earlier three years, has declared that he feels nice. The Yankees had been managing his inning earlier than he went on the IL with 86 innings pitched.

The Yankees positioned him on the IL on the commerce deadline day, permitting them so as to add Scott Effross, Lou Trivino and Frankie Montas to the 40-man roster. That was additionally when the Yankees traded away not solely confirmed massive league starter Jordan Montgomery, but in addition most of their high-level pitching prospects. They will face among the finest they gave away on Friday when lefty JP Sears, dealt for Montas, begins for the A’s.

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