Yankees Expect Clarke Schmidt To Be Ready For Second Week In September
3 months agoNew York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt (lat) is scheduled to throw a side session on Saturday, at which point the team will decide if he needs to make another minor-league rehab start. General manager Brian Cashman has said that the Yankees expect Schmidt to be ready during the second week of September. In his two rehab starts, Schmidt has allowed only two runs in 6 2/3 innings with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He has been on the injured list since May 30. If the Yankees reinstate Schmidt after his throwing session on Saturday, he could be a little limited from a pitch-count perspective in his first start back in the big leagues. The 28-year-old is expected to be used in a starting role when he returns, and he was solid in his first 11 starts this year before getting hurt, going 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 67 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings of work.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com