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One of the high-profile New York Yankees relievers could start the year on the 60-day injured list.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Coming off their World Series appearance, the\u00a0New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0are a much deeper team than they were last year despite losing Juan Soto to their crosstown rivals.<\/p>\n

Allocating the resources set aside for the star slugger and using them elsewhere has created a stronger rotation and lineup that could keep the Yankees atop the American League.<\/p>\n

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One of the notable additions, albeit via a trade, is star closer Devin Williams.<\/p>\n

Acquired from the\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, the two-time All-Star now gives New York a dominant shutdown man for the ninth inning, allowing manager Aaron Boone to\u00a0utilize Luke Weaver in different high-leverage situations<\/a>\u00a0that might arise over the course of a game.<\/p>\n

Just those two factors alone makes the Yankees’ bullpen look much better on paper, and that’s not even considering the others in the mix for a role who could emerge as rising stars.<\/p>\n

An established player New York is hoping returns to his past form is Jonathan Loaisiga.<\/p>\n

The flamethrower has been crushed by injuries the past two years, making only 20 outings in 2023 and 2024 combined with just three coming last season.<\/p>\n

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He underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow in 2023, and after suffering from a flexor strain in 2024, his campaign ended when he had to get surgery to repair his UCL.<\/p>\n

Because of that,\u00a0Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors<\/a>\u00a0is circling Loaisiga as someone who could be moved to the 60-day injured list ahead of the regular season getting underway.<\/p>\n

However, he’s also bullish the right-hander can avoid receiving that designation.<\/p>\n

“It was reported in December that the Yankees are expecting him to be in the bullpen by late April or early May, so he’ll only end up on the 60-day IL if he suffers a bit of a setback,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Much of that reasoning has to do with Loaisiga undergoing UCL surgery in April 2024, putting his return date potentially right at the 12-month recovery timetable that normally comes from that procedure.<\/p>\n

If the Yankees do have to move him to the 60-day injured list, that would mean they couldn’t activate him until roughly the end of May since the clock doesn’t start until Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Getting Loaisiga back in this new-look bullpen would be huge for New York.<\/p>\n

When he’s healthy, he’s proven he’s one of the top relief arms in the league with a 2.96 ERA across his 107 outings in 2021 and 2022 when he became a full-time player for the Yankees.<\/p>\n

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Loaisiga will be someone for fans to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

If he suffers no setback, then there’s a chance he can avoid the long-term injured list and get back to the mound and become a featured part of this bullpen in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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