The dual diagnoses are in for the double dose of injury setbacks that have left the Yankee rotation paper thin and I guess you'd say they're both positive considering the alternatives, even if they put both players' returns this season in jeopardy.
David Phelps has another strain in his already strained right forearm. He was scratched from his MiL start on Saturday with elbow pain and there was concern that problems had spread to the elbow. He'll be completely shut down for 2 weeks and then start throwing again. My guess is the team will take it slow with him when he restarts a throwing program and we won't see him until late September if at all.
The tests and MRI on Michael Pineda's shoulder all came back clean. You'll remember that he made his start on Saturday but left after 2 innings due to shoulder stiffness. The plan for him is to rest him 7-10 days, re-evaluate, and then see how he feels. With the team already limiting his innings/pitch count in the final months of the season, I wouldn't expect much from him the rest of the way.
Sucks that each player will be unavailable during a time when they could help the team, but at least they aren't going to have to miss any serious time because of major elbow or shoulder problems. That's a fair trade.
P.S.- Cash confirmed that Vidal Nuno is out for the rest of the year too. Balls.
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