Here’s an up-to-date tracker on the Yankees‘ injuries…
March 4, 11:00 p.m.
Yankees right-hander Tommy Kahnle‘s status for the beginning of the regular season appears to be a bit of a question mark at this point in time.
Kahnle is “a little behind” in his spring training ramp up as a result of the shoulder inflammation which ended his season short last year, manager Aaron Boone said Monday.
The reliever has been throwing bullpen session, but he is yet to throw live batting practice and won’t appear in a Grapefruit League game until later this month.
When asked if he thinks Kahnle would be ready for Opening Day, the skipper was noncommittal one way or the other.
“We’ll see,” Boone said. “I think he’ll be ready, but it’s a matter of do we want him to have more games under his belt? That’s what we’re kind of deciding.”
Kahnle was one of the Yanks’ top bullpen arms last season, having posted a 2.66 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 42 appearances before being shutdown to injury.
Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m.
Oswald Peraza will remain out of the Yankees’ lineup as he deals with shoulder tightness, but manager Aaron Boone says that there’s a chance he can be back in action for Friday’s spring game against the Blue Jays.
Peraza was scratched from Tuesday’s lineup after he experienced the soreness in his right shoulder, but the hope was that he would only miss a few days.
The Yanks will wait and see how the 23-year-old feels on Friday, but it appears he’s ready to get back in the competition for a spot on the opening day roster.
Feb. 27, 3:51 p.m.
The Yankees scratched Oswald Peraza from Tuesday’s spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays due to “some tightness” he experienced in his right shoulder on Monday, manager Aaron Boone said.
The club hopes the injury is just a day-to-day situation for the utility infielder who is on the fringes of earning a spot on the 26-man Opening Day roster. “Today he seemed better,” Boone added.
There was no indication Peraza was being sent for any testing, and he could return on Thursday or Friday.
Feb. 14, 1:08 p.m.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone updated the health of a couple of players on Wednesday. First, RHP Scott Effross had back surgery in December, a setback as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery.
Effross did start a throwing program last week, but it’ll be slow ramp-up. The team isn’t expecting the righty back until the summer.
As for catcher Jose Trevino, the backstop will miss the start of spring training games after suffering a calf strain a few weeks ago.
Boone said he expects Trevino to be ready for Opening Day.
