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depending what Dr. James Andrews finds in the right knee, his career could be in jeopardy.
Sabathia will be examined by Andrews on July 14, and there is a possibility the large lefty will require microfracture surgery.
?It?s a surgery a lot of players don?t want to hear they need to have. It?s a pretty long rehab.??
According to Girardi, a MRI exam taken Thursday, one day after Sabathia pitched in a second minor league rehab game for Double-A Trenton, didn?t unearth anything different than other tests.
Because Andrews? schedule is full, Sabathia and the Yankees are in limbo until a week from Monday.
?It?s not the way you want to start off your All-Star break,?? Girardi said of a pitcher he believed he would have back after the break now facing the potential of major surgery.
Asked if he believed the one-time Yankees ace who led them to the 2009 World Series title ever would pitch for the Yankees again, Girardi said it was too soon to speak in such dire times.
?I think it?s too early to predict that,?? Girardi said. ?Whenever you have degenerative issues that cause surgery, there are always questions.??
When the subject of Sabathia?s 2014 season being finished surfaced, Girardi said, ?That?s fair to say.??
The Yankees were aggressively pursuing a starting pitcher before Sabathia suffered a setback Thursday, and that will continue before the July 31 trade deadline.
As for the financial side of a possible career-ending injury, the Yankees likely have insurance on Sabathia?s five-year deal for $122 million.
depending what Dr. James Andrews finds in the right knee, his career could be in jeopardy.
Sabathia will be examined by Andrews on July 14, and there is a possibility the large lefty will require microfracture surgery.
?It?s a surgery a lot of players don?t want to hear they need to have. It?s a pretty long rehab.??
According to Girardi, a MRI exam taken Thursday, one day after Sabathia pitched in a second minor league rehab game for Double-A Trenton, didn?t unearth anything different than other tests.
Because Andrews? schedule is full, Sabathia and the Yankees are in limbo until a week from Monday.
?It?s not the way you want to start off your All-Star break,?? Girardi said of a pitcher he believed he would have back after the break now facing the potential of major surgery.
Asked if he believed the one-time Yankees ace who led them to the 2009 World Series title ever would pitch for the Yankees again, Girardi said it was too soon to speak in such dire times.
?I think it?s too early to predict that,?? Girardi said. ?Whenever you have degenerative issues that cause surgery, there are always questions.??
When the subject of Sabathia?s 2014 season being finished surfaced, Girardi said, ?That?s fair to say.??
The Yankees were aggressively pursuing a starting pitcher before Sabathia suffered a setback Thursday, and that will continue before the July 31 trade deadline.
As for the financial side of a possible career-ending injury, the Yankees likely have insurance on Sabathia?s five-year deal for $122 million.
