Yankees lose Breakout -Reliever to shoulder injury

The New York Yankees will be without Breakout -Reliever Fernando Cruz in the next few weeks, announced the team's official X account.

Here is what manager Aaron Boone had to say on Cruz yesterday:

“He has a few shoulder things to do, so he was not available in the past few days. Hopefully we'll have it through [imaging]But nothing important, ”boon said.

It is a difficult blow not only for the Bullpen of Yankees, but also for the 35-year-old Cruz, who enjoyed a breakout campaign in the Bronx in his first year. Pitching trainer Matt Blake was praised for his magic to absorb lesser-known jugs and to develop them in stars.

Cruz seems to be Blake's latest diamond in the Rough.

Cruz 'career revived

The Puerto Rico born gave birth to his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 and had a reason for two and a half years. He had a 4.52 ERA, a 3.06 FIP and 228 strikeouts up to 72 hikes over 141 appearances and 147 and 1/3 inner.

While respectable numbers, Cruz has now turned into one of the more dominant arms in a bullpen with dominant arms. Blake and the rest of the coaching team emphasized the strong use of splinters (use of the splinters (57% of his parking spaces). The pitch looked unattached.

Cruz, led by this devastating splitter, has a 2.66 ERA, a 2.49 FIP and 35 strikeouts up to 8 walks over 23 and 2/3 innings. Fortunately, loud Yes, Meredith Marakovits of the networkIt is not expected that Cruz misses too much time:

“Fernando Cruz said that he recently pulled a little bit into his trap, which prompted him to be chic.

Yankees Bullpen Outlook

While every time without Cruz is an obstacle, New York still has a combined bullpen era of 3.38, good for ninth place in the majors. It was a group effort and no Cruz hurts, but there are still many trustworthy high -quality options available.

Luke Weaver, who took on closer duties last year after Clay Holmes's debacle, has an ERA of 0.42, a 1.88 FIP, six parades and an unshakable appearance that is perfect for the pressure filled Bronx.

Lanky Southpaw Tim Hill (3.80 ERA, 4.53 FIP), Mark Head Jr. (2.75 ERA, 1.81 FIP) and boring Ryan Yarbrough (3.38 ERA, 4.51 FIP) were also excellent.

Perhaps the biggest Bullpen problem was the inexplicable poor start of Devin Williams, an all-world closer to Milwaukee Brewers who lost this job to Weaver.

For all Williams skeptics, however, this is an extremely talented tool that only approved three runs (all deserves against the San Diego Padres on May 5) in his last 11 outings. He could still take over this summer, but it seems that he was more suitable as a setup man. There is also no reason to get on with Weaver's river.

The bullpen has been a central point of these Yankees teams lately, and surprisingly, elite arms like Cruz are a big reason for this success. Hopefully for New York, his injured list is short, and he can join the team again at some point in June.