With three weeks left until Opening Day, the Yankees added another key player to the injured list in starting pitcher Carlos Rodón, the team announced Thursday.
Rodón is dealing with a left forearm strain, general manager Brian Cashman announced, and will take seven to 10 days off from throwing before being reevaluated.
“In a perfect world, he’s back sometime in April,” Cashman said, per ESPN’s Joon Lee.
Rodón signed a six-year, $162 million contract with the Yankees this winter, bolstering a rotation that’s now dealing with multiple injuries before the season has even begun. Right-hander Frankie Montas is also currently on the IL after undergoing labrum surgery, and is expected to at least the first half of the 2023 campaign.
Rodón, who had Tommy John surgery in 2019 and set career highs in starts (31) and innings (178) in ’22, is 27–13 with a 2.67 ERA over the past two seasons, earning All-Star selections in both years. Cashman also characterized Rodón’s injury as “not significant or serious,” and noted that there is no damage to his ulnar collateral ligament.
