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Brantly got into six major-league games this season after appearing in a combined two across the previous three campaigns. He'll remain as organizational depth going forward. Taillon sustained a right ankle tendon injury in early September and now faces a recovery timetable of approximately five months.

If his rehab goes smoothly, the right-hander has a chance to be ready for Opening Day in Locastro knee is scheduled to resume running later this month or in November and is on pace to be fully healthy for the start of the season, MLB. After being acquired from the Diamondbacks on July 1, Locastro appeared in just nine games for New York before he was shut down for the season just over two weeks later when he tore the ACL in his right knee while making a catch.

He underwent surgery soon afterward and looks to be progressing well in his recovery, but the year-old could be non-tendered by the Yankees this offseason and may have to look for a new landing spot in Voit missed the tail end of the season with left knee inflammation. The issue was expected to keep him out for multiple weeks if the Yankees advanced in the playoffs, but it evidently isn't an injury which is expected to be still bothering him in February.

Frazier remains in contact with the Yankees ' medical staff about the issue, one which has bothered him since midseason. He doesn't appear to be making much progress with the ailment, and it's difficult to predict when he'll be able to lead a normal life, let alone play baseball. Taillon hit the injured list in early September with a right ankle tendon injury. He returned for a pair of brief starts at the end of the season but wasn't fully healthy.

The procedure is expected to take five months to recover from, giving him an expected return date in late March. If everything goes smoothly, he could be ready for game action by Opening Day, but even a slight delay will likely send him to the injured list to open the season. Lead second-place Yankees by 8 games.

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Standings: First in AL West. Lead second-place Mariners by 5 games. Ben Simmons. College Football. College Basketball. Fantasy Football. Fantasy Baseball.

Fantasy Basketball. Fantasy Hockey. Premier League. La Liga. Serie A. Champions League. Europa League. International Soccer. The Boston Red Sox have a game ahead of the Jays after winning their last four games. With just 13 games left to play, it's officially crunch time with just two weeks left of the regular season. And make no mistake, of those three teams we just mentioned, the Bombers have the toughest stretch to finish.

As Gerrit Cole takes the mound in the series finale with the Cleveland Indians Sunday, the Yankees will welcome the Texas Rangers for a three-game set. Aaron Boone has been saying the Yanks still control their own destiny, and that's certainly the case when facing the two teams currently ahead of them in the standings if it still remains that way following the Texas series.

However, when you look at the Sox and Jays over their final series, they have it much easier which could hurt New York in the end. Looking at Boston first, the have a quick, two-game set against the Mets before welcoming the Yanks to Fenway Park for the final time of the regular season. But after that, they have a relatively easy road to finish with the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals in their final six games of the season.

And for the Jays, they have a tough set against the Rays to start this week, but follow with a Minnesota Twins four-game set, where they should be heavily favored. Then, after the Yanks series, the Orioles are the final three games of their schedule, giving them an easy opponent to potentially help their case for a Wild Card spot.

That is why the Yanks must finish this Cleveland series on the winning side, and they have a good guy on the bump in Cole to help them do that. But the Rangers series is even more crucial -- winnable games as the Jays face the Rays which could knock them out of that second Wild Card spot. But ultimately, the Yankees would prove worthy of a postseason berth if they can power through those tough Al East series to finish the season, especially if it comes down to needing to defeat the Rays to make it in.