{"id":104113,"date":"2024-03-13T03:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T03:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/?p=104113"},"modified":"2024-03-13T03:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T03:54:57","slug":"aaron-boone-confirms-an-expected-gerrit-cole-decision-hong-nhung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/aaron-boone-confirms-an-expected-gerrit-cole-decision-hong-nhung\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Boone Confirms An Expected Gerrit Cole Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees seem to be preparing for the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Even though beat writers and insiders are hearing that Gerrit Cole\u2019s right elbow MRI was precautionary, he still figures to miss a bit of time, probably a few days or weeks, even in a best-case scenario.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Gerrit-Cole-Yankees-MLB-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole's Yankees gem likely cost him All-Star appearance\" width=\"524\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The worst-case scenario is scary and it involves 14-16 months on the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>The team says that they won\u2019t announce the results of the MRI for another day or two.<\/p>\n<p>It will be more hours of agony for Yankees fans.<\/p>\n<p>Fans don\u2019t know how to interpret the fact that, according to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, they have made a renewed offer to the Chicago White Sox for their ace, Dylan Cease.<\/p>\n<p>Are they preparing to lose Cole for an extended period of time?<\/p>\n<p>Everybody is wondering how intense the Yanks\u2019 pursuit of Cease will be this time, even though they are still reluctant to include top prospect Spencer Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Yankees supporters, and baseball fans in general, have spoken their minds about the Yanks and Sox re-opening trade talks for Cease.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of fans pointed out that the Yankees might be revisiting talks out of desperation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees have made a new trade proposal to the White Sox for Dylan Cease, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BNightengale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d2C0AISiId\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/d2C0AISiId<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1767578428008464835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees already needed a top pitcher in case one of their starting five got injured.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s precisely what happened, even though Cole could be back in a couple of weeks for all we know to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they need Cease, or a similarly talented hurler.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, the Cole scare (so far) should have opened their eyes about how badly they need a quality pitcher for depth purposes.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, while this might be a sign, it\u2019s pointless to assume one thing or the other.<\/p>\n<p>The only realities here are that Cole\u2019s results are not back yet, and that the Yankees are looking at backup plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees seem to be preparing for the worst. 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