The Yankees positioned right-hander Jake Cousins on the 15-day injured record right this moment, and known as up righty Clayton Beeter from Triple-A to fill Cousins’ spot within the bullpen. Cousins’ placement is retroactive to September 20, which is the day after Cousins final pitched, and was pulled after going through two batters because of what was ultimately identified for granted pec pressure.
The IL journey ends Cousins’ common season, however probably not his 2024 marketing campaign as an entire, relying on his restoration and the way far the Yankees may advance within the playoffs. As per MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch (X hyperlink), Cousins will go to with docs tomorrow in New York and he might probably begin throwing inside per week’s time. For the reason that Yankees are on the verge of clinching the AL East and incomes a first-round bye, that offers Cousins some further time to heal up and get again to sport health, offered that his pressure isn’t too severe.
That is Cousins’ second IL stint of the season however his first on the Main League injured record, as he missed over two months of motion when enjoying with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres earlier this yr. The Yankees recalled Cousins again to the Present shortly after he returned from the Triple-A IL, and the outcomes have been largely great.
Cousins has a 2.37 ERA and a 34.2% strikeout price over 38 aid innings for New York. Whereas a .208 BABIP has helped paper over a subpar 12.9% stroll price, Cousins’ skill to overlook bats and restrict onerous contact has made him a really helpful member of the Yankees aid corps.
It has primarily been a return to the shape Cousins confirmed with the Brewers in 2021-22, earlier than a UCL harm and shoulder issues minimize brief his 2022 season and maybe contributed to a 2023 season that noticed him toss solely 9 1/3 MLB innings. After going to the Astros on a waiver declare final summer season after which to the White Sox on a minor league deal in the course of the offseason, Cousins was traded from Chicago to New York simply after Opening Day, sparking Cousins’ profession revival.
Whereas Cousins had a profitable return from an injury-plagued stretch of his profession, the identical sadly can’t be mentioned of Lou Trivino, whose 2024 season now appears to be over. Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone informed Hoch (X hyperlink) and different reporters that Trivino is coping with “shoulder stuff” and has been shut down. Trivino will end his season with 11 minor league innings pitched, within the type of 5 innings in as many appearances with Double-A Somerset after which six innings in six appearances on the Triple-A degree.
Trivino hasn’t pitched within the majors since 2022, as he missed all of final season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure in Could 2023. Some elbow irritation delayed the beginning of his minor league rehab task till this previous August, and now this shoulder problem has ended any probability Trivino had of getting any kind of MLB motion beneath his belt earlier than the common season was over.
The Yankees selected to non-tender Trivino final November, however then re-signed him to a assured Main League contract value $1.5MM in 2024 with a $5MM membership possibility for 2025. That possibility looks as if a lock to be declined, although it’s attainable New York once more re-signs Trivino at a lower cost tag.
In different harm information out of the Bronx, Boone informed reporters yesterday that DJ LeMahieu has began to hit off a tee as he continues his restoration from a hip impingement. LeMahieu isn’t anticipated to return earlier than the common season is over, however he might probably be a roster possibility for the postseason relying on his well being or New York’s roster wants. LeMahieu has been out for the reason that begin of September along with his hip harm and likewise missed the primary two months of the season with a foot problem — in between, the veteran infielder struggled to a .204/.269/.259 slash line over 228 plate appearances.
