Derek Jeter is not in the New York Yankees' lineup for a second straight day after experiencing stiffness in his surgically repaired left ankle.
The Yankees are acting like this is no big deal, but the fact that his ankle is swelling up, and it's the same one he had surgery on has to be concerning. Jeter is not a young man anymore, and when a player gets to his age it's tougher to bounce back (ask Ortiz). If Jeter ends up not being 100% the Yankees are in a deep, deep hole. Teixeira is out for at least a couple months and maybe the year, same goes for A-Rod, and Ganderson is lost for the beginning of the year. Other than Cano there isn't a ton to be scared of in this lineup.
Everyone is making a big deal out of how big of a mess the Red Sox are, but I would argue they are in a lot better shape than the Yankees. The Red Sox have prospects on their way, and they are not buried in bad contracts. I think the Yankees are in serious trouble.
3 comments:
I find it hard to believe that they don't have a prospect at first or third that they can call up for tex. youk gives them some flexibility, but they are still having to call chipper jones and derek lee and beg them to come out of retirement.
they are in a hurt of trouble if this is the year that sabathia's arm finally falls off.
how old does jeter look in that picture?
I am really not that big on the Yankees prospects at all.
I don't know when that pic was taken, but in my opinion he looks young for his age, but old for an SS
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