Acquired from the White Sox at the Handelsdeadline, Austin Slater Only made two performances in the chalk stripes before he suffered a left hamstring voltage. Slater was placed on the 10-day injured list on August 5 and unfortunately he will miss much more than just the minimum of 10 days, as Yankees Manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Chris Kirschner of the Athletics) That Slater needs 4-6 weeks of recovery time.
It is a tough break for both Slater and the Yankees, because the nine-year-old veteran was expected to bring a number of right-handed balance to the New York outfield mix. Cody Bellinger And Trent Grisham Both touched from the left and Jasson Dominguez is a switch-hitter, plus Aaron Judge Is still limited to DH obligation because it fully recovers from a correct flexor voltage. The idea was that Slater would mainly be Pelecton with Dominguez Pelecton with Dominguez, but that plan will now have to be won until September.
Even if Slater had been healthy, Giancarlo Stanton It was expected that it would take an outfield time in the aftermath of the judge’s injury, because the Yankees Stanton’s bat would not fully keep out of the line -up. Stanton’s return to the grass came today, because the Slugger is considered as the starting right -hand field player of the Yankees for today’s game with the Astros. With left -handed Framber Valdez On the hill, the Yankees use most of their right-handed bats in the starting line-up, through which Dominguez, Jazz Chishholm Jr.And Austin Wells On the couch.
It is the first time since September 14, 2023 that Stanton has played a position than designated Hitter. Multiple injury in the lower body limited Stanton’s time in the outfield, and even his switch to an apparent full-time DH roll was physically. Stanton only made his debut in 2025 on June 16, because he was dealing with torn tendons in both elbows.
With all this in mind, Stanton is expected to be used sparingly in the outfield, because the Yankees naturally want to keep him healthy for the stretch drive. Stanton has hit .268/.345/.528 with 10 homers about his 142 plate performances this season, with a 139 WRC+ that would be high since the 2020 campaign.
New York needs all the help it can get if the club tries to get its season back on track. The Yankees are only 19-30 over their last 49 games and fall from the first place in the Al East to only half a game ahead of the rising Guardians for the last already Wild Card Slot. Relief Pitching is one of the most important perpetrators for the Dia of the Yankees, because the Bullpen 4.90 ERA has been in 26th place of the 30 big league teams since 13 June.
The acquisitions of Camilo Doval” David BednarAnd Jake Bird At the Trade Deadline, bleeding on the relief front should stop, but Bird has already been chosen for Triple-A and Doval and Bednar each have a number of shaky moments in their short stints such as Yankees. Devin Williams Also continued to struggle and he took the loss by allowing three runs (two earned) during the 10th inning of the 5-3 loss of yesterday for the Astros.
After years as a relief with the Brewers, Williams now has an ERA of 5.73 over 44 innings with New York. To put it in perspective, Williams only allowed 48 in total runs in 235 2/3 innings during his six seasons before 2025, but he was already hit with the Yankees in his only season.
Given these figures, Kirschner thought That Williams may not even be the season in the Bronx, because the Yankees could choose to just release it in a few weeks as soon as a few other relievers (ie Fernando Cruz” Ryan Yarbrough) Return from the il. Such a scenario would be unthinkable seemed to be on the way to the 2025 season, and many of Williams’ Secondary statistics are in accordance with his career standards. It seemed as if he had arrived until the All-Star Break during a dominant piece of mid-May, but Williams has an ERA of 10.38 over his last 8 2/3 innings and has allowed at least one run in each of his last five outings.
It seems that Williams cannot be trusted at work with high leverage. (Even last night he would probably not have been used in the 10th inning if other pitchers were not not available.) A more extreme move if a release could depend on how the rest of the bullpen performs or if the Yankees feel that they have sufficient depth, but if Kirschner notice, there is already a chance that New York has free agency in free agency. If the team is going to break down the tires and Williams may not even be a candidate for a postseason selection at the moment, a release in September may not be excluded.
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