TAMPA — For a second straight spring, Gerrit Cole will detour to Los Angeles with an elbow that hangs within the stability.
The Yankees ace will get an in-person go to with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in California on Monday, sources mentioned, to find out whether or not his prized proper elbow would require Tommy John surgical procedure.
Cole took the identical journey to the outstanding surgeon final March, when he breathed a sigh of reduction in receiving a analysis of elbow nerve irritation and edema that referred to as for relaxation.
There’s much more concern this yr, with surgical procedure a definite risk, after Cole lasted simply two Grapefruit League begins earlier than the identical elbow grew “alarming,” Cole mentioned.
The righty was knocked round in an outing Thursday, felt his elbow develop progressively sore and knew “something wasn’t right.”
