With the Yankees down two first basemen, they're giving one in all their most versatile younger gamers a shot on the place.
Oswaldo Cabrera, who has already began video games at proper discipline, shortstop, third base and second base since making his MLB debut final month, frolicked working at first base on Friday afternoon with infield coach Travis Chapman.
Cabrera has by no means performed a recreation at first base in his skilled profession, however with DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Rizzo on the injured checklist, the Yankees got here to the rookie in the previous couple of days and informed him they wished to get him some observe time there. The 23-year-old was up for the problem.
“Clearly Oswaldo is a fairly proficient defender, however we wish to have that choice over there, see what it appears like, get him some reps over there simply in case one thing comes up right here over the following week the place we see an avenue there,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned earlier than the Yankees’ 4-2 loss to the Rays.
When requested if Cabrera can be an emergency choice or a possible common starter, Boone mentioned, “We’ll see.”
Although LeMahieu will probably be out for at the least the following week, the Yankees have been nonetheless ready to seek out out on Friday afternoon if Rizzo can be cleared to start ramping up after he skilled complications from the epidural he just lately obtained for his again points.
The Yankees began Marwin Gonzalez (0-for-4) at first base for the third straight recreation Friday in opposition to the Rays whereas Ronald Guzman and, to a lesser extent Miguel Andujar, are their different choices on the place.
Cabrera has seemed easy defensively wherever he has performed for the Yankees, together with proper discipline, the place he had not performed earlier than this season.
“He’s sensible, he’s capable of gradual the sport down for a youthful participant,” Boone mentioned. “Performs the sport with lots of poise, with lots of confidence. We’ve already thrown him into some distinctive conditions as a rookie participant and he’s dealt with them fantastically. So it wouldn’t shock me if he went over there and dealt with himself properly.”
Cabrera used Gonzalez’s first-base mitt on Friday, however had plans to get his personal quickly.
“I believe it’s completely different, manner completely different than the opposite positions I play,” Cabrera mentioned. “But it surely’s nearly [getting] reps daily, to observe and see the sport.”
Giancarlo Stanton (foot) was out of the beginning lineup for a fourth straight recreation Friday, however pinch-hit for a second straight recreation, grounding out within the sixth inning. Boone mentioned he was hopeful Stanton might return to the lineup sooner or later this weekend.
If every little thing goes in line with plan, Harrison Bader (plantar fasciitis) will start a rehab project on Sunday, possible with Double-A Somerset.
The middle fielder, who final performed on June 26 (for the Cardinals), will want at the least every week’s value of rehab video games, in line with Boone.
That would depart Bader with, at most, two weeks of MLB video games earlier than coming into the postseason.
Earlier than the sport Friday, the Yankees positioned Jose Trevino on the paternity checklist and recalled Ben Rortvedt from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Rortvedt had but to make his Yankees debut after being a part of the blockbuster commerce in March with the Twins. When he joined the Yankees in spring coaching, he had a strained indirect (resulting in their commerce for Trevino) after which had arthroscopic surgical procedure to restore a partially torn meniscus in Could.
Josh Donaldson is anticipated to return from the paternity checklist on Saturday.
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