OAKLAND, California. The long intervention of the Corey Kluber to the Yankees will end on Monday night, and it is possible that Luis Severino is not finished the season yet.
Manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Kluber, from the end of May with a strain on his right shoulder, will return to the initial rotation of the opening of the series against the Angels in Anaheim, California. , posting an ERA of 11.25 in eight entries.
“It feels great,” Boone said of Kluber. “I think he is ready to take on the competition in the major leagues and move on to the next level. … It is not completely built, but we feel that it has been built to go out and give us very strong entrances. “
Meanwhile, Severino was examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Thursday and was authorized to begin a launch program. He had been shut down when he experienced shoulder strain while warming up to begin rehab with Triple-A Scranton / Wilkes-Barre on August 13th. surgery, a tense groin and, more recently, tension in the shoulder.
It is unclear what the Yankees of Severino can expect along the stretch.
“I don’t even want to speculate on it,” Boone said. “We’ll see when he goes up the mound to look for a bullpen.”
Kluber’s return to the rotation will follow his last rehab outing, when he threw 3 ² / ₃ innings for the Double-A Somerset on Tuesday, allowing two runs, while throwing 60 pitches.
It takes the place of the rotation of the newly acquired veteran Andrew Heaney, who will move to the bullring. Boone said Heaney, who has compiled a 6.23 ERA in five Yankee starts, could relieve Kluber on Monday in a “piggyback” scenario.
“This will give us a chance to see Andrew in a different role and see how he responds to that,” Boone said.
Beyond that, Boone signaled a close stretch of 20 games in 20 days after the day after the upcoming series against the Angels.
They could insert a sixth starter during this 20-game period.