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NEW YORK (AP) — hn surgery on his right elbow after injuring himself making a throw in Boston during the AL Division Series http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , and there’s no telling exactly when he’ll be able to play again.General manager Brian Cashman said Friday that Gregorius will be out “until sometime next summer.” Cashman said the team will have a better idea about his return after surgery, which hasn’t yet been scheduled.The surprise announcement at Yankee Stadium led to immediate speculation the team might eventually make a big move to fill the void — pursuit of All-Star infielder and free agent-to-be Manny Machado, now in the NL playoffs with the Los Angeles Dodgers.In the meantime, second baseman Gleyber Torres is the Yankees’ top internal solution at shortstop, Cashman said.“The best option is Didi,” Cashman said. “We’ll wait on him.”The 28-year-old Gregorius is the anchor of the Yankees’ infield, popular with his teammates and a fan favorite.Gregorius broke his own club record for home runs by a shortstop by hitting 27 this year. He batted .268 with 86 RBIs. He is eligible for free agency after the 2019 season.“We are optimistic he’ll play a lot of the season with us,” manager Aaron Boone said.The Tommy John surgery to replace an elbow ligament is much more common for pitchers than position players. Minnesota third baseman Miguel Sano missed the 2014 season as a top-rated minor league prospect, made his debut in the majors the next year and was an All-Star in 2017.The Yankees said Gregorius was hurt last week making a throw from left field after a ball bounced off the Green Monster against the Red Sox — there was such a play in Game 2. Cashman said Gregorius reported a problem with his elbow after getting hurt.Gregorius played the rest of the series, finishing 3 for 14 (.214) as the Red Sox eliminated the Yankees in four games. Cashman said he grew more concerned after seeing Gregorius bounce two throws to first base in Game 4 Tuesday night — “un-Didi-like,” Cashman said.An MRI on Thursday revealed the tear. Cashman said the Yankees were aware Gregorius had a partial tear in the same elbow when they got him from Arizona in a three-team in December 2014.“You never get a clean bill of health,” Cashman said. “It’s the norm that players have underlying issues that may declare themselves, or not.”The throw last week “was the finishing off of something that was a sleeping giant,” he said.Gregorius tore cartilage in his right wrist making a head-first slide home against Baltimore on Sept. 22 and missed time. Gregorius returned late in the season and started in the AL wild-card win over Oakland. Cashman said he had no reason to think the slide contributed to Gregorius’ elbow trouble.Boone and Cashman had previously been scheduled to speak Friday at Yankee Stadium to wrap up the season. In other news:—Pitcher CC Sabathia had cleanup surgery on his right knee earlier in the day. He’s had surgery on the same knee in the past, and been slowed by trouble there in the past. The 38-year-old lefty was 9-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts this year Aaron Nola Jersey , but struggled in Game 4 of the playoffs. Sabathia is expected to be fine for the start of spring training. He’s eligible for free agency, and Cashman said the Yankees haven’t held their organizational meetings to map out the future.—Pitcher Sonny Gray appears on his way out of the Bronx. An All-Star with Oakland in 2015, he’s just 15-16 with a 4.51 ERA since the A’s traded him to New York on July 31, 2017. The Yankees tried changing catchers to help Gray, but the 28-year-old righty still lost his spot in the rotation.“Probably best to try this somewhere else,” Cashman said. “Someone, if they trade for him, is going to get the player we wanted. It just hasn’t worked out here.”—Boone said the team would work with pitcher Luis Severino to help him avoid tipping pitches. The problem, the manager said, will “pop up from time to time.” A two-time All-Star, the 24-year-old righty went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA, but was hit hard by Boston in Game 3.—Boone, in his first season as a manager, and Cashman said they saw a lot to like in a club that went 100-62. But seeing the rival Red Sox clinch the AL East at Yankee Stadium and then watching them the ALDS in the Bronx left a sour taste. “Hate losing. Hate losing to those guys,” Cashman said. Finally living up to the potential?"2018 RATING: 5.352017 RATING: N/A2018 PERFORMANCE: 0-0 Juan Samuel Jersey , 10 G, 9 IP, 3.00 ERA, 3.94 FIP, 2.70 xFIP, 11:1 K:BB2018 SALARY: LEAGUE MINIMUM2019 STATUS: PRE-ARBITRATION ELIGIBLEFrom being the largest international signing under the “new” rules to quitting baseball in 2016 to giving up a homer, then a triple, then another homer in his Major League debut, it’s been an ugly roller coaster to start young Yoan Lopez’s career and that might be an understatement. Yet despite this horrific start, Lopez rebounded with 9 straight scoreless appearances to end the season, striking out 9 while only allowing 5 base runners (4 hits, 1 walk) in those 9 games. Was this the Yoan Lopez that the Diamondbacks paid $16 million for in 2015?Let’s start from the beginning. The Diamondbacks signed Yoan Lopez out of Cuba for just over $8 million in January 2015. However, due to the team allegedly not understanding the new international signing rules, the team had to pay another $8 million in overage penalties and were forbidden from spending more than $300k on a single player for the next two international free agent signing periods. This was a double blow to the Diamondbacks, as it made Lopez more costly than intended and really hurt their ability to sign international free agents for two years. Indirectly http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , this put a lot of burden onto Lopez to perform like a star to justify the signing. Keep this in mind. The scouting reports on Lopez were mixed, though there was a general consensus that he had a “big” fastball and had good upside, though he was deemed to be very risky due to erratic command at times. Nonetheless, the Diamondbacks were very high on Lopez, viewing him as a true ace that would join their rotation sooner than later. Many of the “internet scouts” assumed the Lopez would start at A-ball but the Diamondbacks sent him straight to AA. And that’s where the trouble really began. Lopez couldn’t get people out in AA, had low strikeout rates, and poor command. Now picture being a 22-year kid from Cuba now in the spotlight of America with the burden of justifying a widely-dismayed signing (see: the burden mentioned above) and struggling mightily in the minor leagues. Cameras had been following him everywhere. Well, it appears that all of this got to Yoan Lopez. He had attitude issues. For instance, he once posted a Snapchat video while wearing a Marlins hat and saying “No mas D-Backs; ahora Miami Marlins.“But that wasn’t the worst of it. Twice, he left the minor league team during road trips. The first time happened in 2015 and the team tracked him to Florida. It happened again in 2016 and when the Diamondbacks found him, he said he intended to quit. It seemed like this was the end of the road for Yoan Lopez’s baseball career and a massive disappointment at that. Fortunately, the team convinced Lopez to come back and assigned him a counselor. The team admitted that they pushed Lopez too hard and he appeared to do some growing up as well: The team shifted Lopez to a bullpen role and assigned him to High-A Visalia in 2017, where he really shined. In 30.2 innings, Lopez had a 0.88 ERA with a 16.43 K/9 against a 2.64 BB/9. He was absolutely dominant. In 2018 in AA, he had a 2.92 ERA in 61.2 IP with a 12.70 K/9 against 3.79 BB/9. Yoan Lopez Robin Roberts Jersey , MLB prospect, was back.The Diamondbacks rewarded this turnaround with an MLB callup in September. Of course, in almost natural fashion, Yoan Lopez had quite possibly the worst pitching debut in team history, as noted by Jim. Diamondbacks fans once again groaned, quickly recalling the 3+ years of disappointment from Lopez. Yet, he rebounded. He was absolutely stellar in his remaining nine appearances. His fastball was sitting at 97.52 MPH, on average, per Brooks Baseball in his brief stint last year. His slider was filthy. It appears that Yoan Lopez won’t ever reach that #1 starter potential that the team had envisioned, but his story is not yet over. In fact, it appears to be just beginning. Lopez has electric stuff and if he can keep this going, he can be a dynamic portion of the team’s bullpen for the next several years.