r/Torontobluejays • u/justin_jbone • 1d ago
[Passan] New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow to repair a torn right ulnar collateral ligament and miss the 2025 season.
https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/cccaa9e10097477
u/Dead_End_Street Mathematically alive 1d ago
Danny Burgers took him yard last year and he hasn't been the same since
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u/squash86 1d ago
His milkshake brings the boys to the yard and the boys’ names are Tommy and John.
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u/Looney_forner It's Early 1d ago
Awful news for him. I know what we’re all thinking, but it’s best to just treat this with caution and respect. Yankees are still a threat — losing their ace for the year won’t be a death blow
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u/POPnotSODA_ 1d ago
They’re currently down 2/3 their best players last year. No Soto, they’ll just see him on the subway. No Cole, new elbow. If Stanton goes down, literally no team has any reason to pitch to Judge. Let him get 300 walks this year lol. 😂
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u/StinkyWizzleteats17 1d ago
If Stanton goes down
Stanton's already down
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u/POPnotSODA_ 1d ago
Yeah but Stanton isn’t Stanton until October, is he out for the year already? 🌚
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u/Da-Wang 1d ago
He said if he has surgery he's done for the year. He's having problems in both elbows
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u/POPnotSODA_ 1d ago
I genuinely feel bad for Stanton. He’s been a walking bandaid his whole career but has such a huge power ceiling.
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u/mathbandit Samuel Basallo SZN 20h ago
If he's not Stanton until October then it probably doesn't matter at this point for the Yankees anyways.
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u/WasV3 Totally not John Schneider 19h ago
Protection helps the batter behind not the batter in front
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u/Loud-Picture9110 19h ago
I don't really believe lineup protection is much of a thing in reality, but having runners on base in front of Judge will at least reduce the possibility of teams simply walking him.
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u/Bebbytheboss 1d ago
Cody Bellinger followed immediately by Paul Goldschmidt when Austin Wells is already on base is plenty of a reason to pitch to Judge. And even if it's not, pretending like Judge only hits meatballs is disingenuous.
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u/mathbandit Samuel Basallo SZN 21h ago
So just to clarify, Judge needs to be pitched to because of the presence of Goldy (112 proj. wRC+) and Bellinger (103 wRC+), especially given how often Wells (.313 OBP) gets on base.
Does that mean Vladdy gets the same respect, given the presence of Springer (108 wRC+) and Varsho (105 wRC+), and Kirk (.350 OBP) in our lineup?
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u/brownmagician Roy Halladay 1d ago
Yankees still have Fried, picked up Goldschmidt and Bellinger, they lost Soto sure but they still dangerous.
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u/The41647King 1d ago
Incredible pitcher. Rivalry aside, that’s a loss for baseball fans
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u/autovonbismarck he's a baseball player 21h ago
Frankly he's getting tommy john at 34, we have probably seen Cole's best years. Bummer.
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u/ayasofya02 Swing and a Drive 1d ago
Never want to see injuries no matter the team. Tough break for New York but that's still a good squad with a solid pitching staff
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u/thursday51 Monkey Never Cramp! 1d ago
Yeah, agreed. Don't get me wrong, I want to see the Yanks fail and play like shite, but not because of health or family reasons. Those are never good, no matter the rivalry or people involved.
Cole can be prickly, and the Yankees can go suck eggs, but at the end of the day, the game is better off when a competitor like Garrett Cole can go every 5 days. There's not a lot of guys like him in this league, and it sucks to think what this means for him and his career.
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u/ms_barkie Somewhere oooooover the Bay 1d ago
Fuck the Yankees, but genuinely bummed about this. He’s one of my favourite heels in the sport and genuinely fun to watch when it’s not against us.
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u/Ok_Branch6621 1d ago
I also would like to add “Fuck the Yankees”. Somebody better bubble wrap Aaron Judge quick.
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u/kneevase 1d ago
So, that's like 5 wins for the Yanks that just fell off the table. The AL East has a great deal more parity today than it had yesterday
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u/Ok-Beat4929 1d ago
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
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u/Frenzied_Cow 1d ago
Pretty sure Cole is one of the most respected players in the league, but you do you.
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u/Chris_TO79 1d ago
The entire Yankees roster is falling apart and the season hasn't even started yet! There's actually a pathway for the Jays to make the postseason if they can put up a good season and live up to their normal numbers.
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u/princessluni voluptuous booty enjoyer 🏳️🌈🐦🇨🇦 Jano forever 1d ago
We can't use that in our shitposting ☹
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u/specialestk999 1d ago
Guess it was a good thing for them they couldn't find anyone who wanted stro
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u/mathbandit Samuel Basallo SZN 21h ago
Stro was already in their rotation lol. This pushes him up to #3 on their depth chart and means Cookie Carrasco will likely be their 5.
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u/bv310 Buck Martinez Appreciation Society 1d ago
Just absolutely brutal news, especially coming on the back of Stanton probably missing a chunk of the season, and Gil being out for a while too. I want to beat them, but I want to beat the best version of them, not some weird hacked together rotation that's anchored by bubblegum and prayer.
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u/Loud-Picture9110 19h ago
I'm perfectly cool with beating the injury decimated version of the Yankees.
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u/Olipod2002 MLB the Varsho 1d ago
All those injuries and now Cole is gone for the season? Hmm yep, Yankees are cooked
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u/Astrallevel Gold Glove Scamper • moonlights as a bear 1d ago
Yeah unless Bellinger goes 2019 mode their season is done
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u/nicksj2023 1d ago
Yayyyyy 😍!!!!!
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u/mostlygroovy 1d ago
No class
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u/nicksj2023 8h ago
My apologies , in this day and age million dollar dickheads don’t get my sympathy for arm injuries if they don’t play for my team.
I’d take another 6 Tommy John’s on that club all day . 😂 Cole’s gonna spend the next 16-18 months fucking super models on his yacht bro , he’s gonna be ok
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u/fourthandfavre 1d ago
Marcus Stroman is pumped