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9/17/2013 05:40:00 PM
Gavin Ewbank
After a visit with Dr. James Andrews in Florida, Yankees left-handed specialist Boone Logan has been diagnosed with bone spurs in his left elbow. For the moment, it's nothing serious, and there's currently no damage to any of the ligaments in his elbow.
Logan is hoping that he'll be able to pitch again for the Yankees before this season is over, Friday at the earliest, but he will have to undergo surgery on his elbow this offseason to clean out the bone spurs.
If this sound familiar, its' because it is. CC Sabathia had the same procedure done on his elbow this past offseason, and he's come back to have no problems at all -- other than his decrease in velocity.
Logan has been sidelined with elbow problems ever since he first felt some pain on a pitch he threw to Mike Napoli that turned into a game-tying grand slam against the Boston Red Sox last Friday. With him out, the Yankees have had to rely on David Huff and Mike Zagurski as the only left-handers out of the bullpen.
Logan has been having a good season for the Yankees, posting a 5-2 record with a 3.26 ERA in 38.2 innings over 60 appearances in 2013. If the Yankees were to make the playoffs, it would be a great benefit to have him coming out of the bullpen to face a tough lefty in any late-game situation.
This season, left-handed hitters are batting .224 (17-76) with six walks, 13 RBIs, three homeruns and three doubles against Logan.
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Logan is hoping that he'll be able to pitch again for the Yankees before this season is over, Friday at the earliest, but he will have to undergo surgery on his elbow this offseason to clean out the bone spurs.
If this sound familiar, its' because it is. CC Sabathia had the same procedure done on his elbow this past offseason, and he's come back to have no problems at all -- other than his decrease in velocity.
Logan has been sidelined with elbow problems ever since he first felt some pain on a pitch he threw to Mike Napoli that turned into a game-tying grand slam against the Boston Red Sox last Friday. With him out, the Yankees have had to rely on David Huff and Mike Zagurski as the only left-handers out of the bullpen.
Logan has been having a good season for the Yankees, posting a 5-2 record with a 3.26 ERA in 38.2 innings over 60 appearances in 2013. If the Yankees were to make the playoffs, it would be a great benefit to have him coming out of the bullpen to face a tough lefty in any late-game situation.
This season, left-handed hitters are batting .224 (17-76) with six walks, 13 RBIs, three homeruns and three doubles against Logan.
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