The New York Yankees pitching staff has taken another hit with right-hander Chase Whitley going on the disabled list and facing a decision on Tommy John surgery.
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Whitley Has Partially Torn UCL
Friday, May 15
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Whitley has been placed on the disabled list with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow:
Tommy John surgery has become an epidemic over the last two years, with the Yankees getting hit particularly hard since 2014. Ivan Nova is on the 60-day disabled list still recovering from elbow reconstruction surgery last April.
Masahiro Tanaka was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL last July and only made two starts in the second half of 2014. He also made four starts in 2015 before being placed on the disabled list with a forearm strain in late April.
Whitley will certainly go through all of his options before making a final decision that could cost him at least one year. The 25-year-old has made four starts this season with a 4.19 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 19.1 innings, His last start came on Thursday against Tampa Bay in which he lasted just 1.2 innings before being pulled.
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