To paraphrase Charles Dickens, “Frankie Montas was dead, to begin with.”
That’s a little dramatic since the man is (thankfully) in fine health otherwise, but Montas has seemingly gone the way of Ben Rortvedt, Pedro Feliciano, Carl Pavano, and any other perpetually-injured player from days of yore who might pop into your mind. He will have shoulder surgery and despite some vague second-half hopes from Aaron Boone and the Yankees, I would be surprised if he throws another pitch in pinstripes. What a bust of a trade! The Yankees will just have to hope that their pattern of only trading prospects who don’t turn into much holds true.