Baseball Yankees Hot Corner – When will injury bug be squashed? by Chris Passarelli August 5, 2019 It feels like every time the Yankees take one step forward, they take two steps back. They still haven’t had a prolonged losing streak, but they have had a season full of injuries. With 25 men on the I.L. in total, the Yankees have lost more men than any other team in baseball. Yet somehow, here there are at 72-39 and eight games up in the American League East standings. It’s hard to imagine a team that’s been more snakebitten than the Yankees, but they continue to use their next man up mentality. They just win games, regardless of who is in the lineup or pitching. The Yankees have gotten less than 30 games total out of ace Luis Severino, stud reliever Dellin Betances, former N.L. MVP Giancarlo Stanton and young star Miguel Andujar. The question now is; When does this end? The Yankees looked to be out of the woods a few weeks ago after Brett Gardner went on the I.L., but then C.C. Sabathia went back on, as did Gary Sanchez. This week alone, Aaron Hicks and Edwin Encarnacion were injured thanks to a strained elbow muscle for Hicks and a HBP that wound up fracturing Edwin’s wrist. It’s all good and fun when the team is winning, but at what point will the Yankees be unable to sustain this next man up mantra? The answer may be never but you would always rather have your best players than your backups in. Regardless of what happens over the next few weeks, it’s all about staying healthy and avoiding what’s been an epidemic. Hopefully the Yankees have a cure for the injury bug. If they don’t, they may fall short of their goal by no fault of their own. Post Views: 681 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related Topicsinjury bugNew York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Yankees GBU – A funeral for an enemy Boulders drop two of three on the road at Quebec to Capitales