Well the Yankees woes against left handed pitching are likely to continue as Derek Jeter has a new fracture in his ankle and will be out until at least the allstar break, the good news is that he wont need surgery again. Brian Cashman said that Jeter, should be able to resume his rehabilitation when the new crack heals, in about four to eight weeks. The statement from Cashman says that Jeter did nothing wrong in terms of his rehab stating:
"He was cleared to play. This is the third CT scan he's had. His prior two CT scans showed the healing and 100 percent healing. He wasn't cleared for the baseball activities and cleared to play until he had 100 percent healing, so this is a new fracture, but a small one. That's I guess the only good part. They kept saying the word 'small.'"
Remeber originally Jeter wanted to be back for opening day and I have mentioned that that seemed very ambitious considering he was coming back from severe ankle surgery. I also have a hard time believing that this new injury has nothing to do with Jeter pushing himself, that's what he does its how he broke his ankle in the ALCS he needed to rest but he got a cortisone shot to power through it. At 38 you just aren't able to do that and while we hear all about these athletes coming back from injuries in record time, thats not practical and a player runs the risk of re injuring themselves just as Derek did here. Its very possible at this point that Eduardo Nunez will be the Yankees everyday shortstop for most of the year, so let that sink in.
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