Yankees top pitching prospect and sixth-best prospect in the entire farm system (per MLB Pipeline) will have surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right throwing elbow on Tuesday of next week.
After being examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, the prognosis was grim, as the results were in line with what the team concluded following the first MRI and dye test they performed back in Tampa.
Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn’t talk about Kaprielian’s ulnar collateral ligament or the possibility of Tommy John surgery, he did, however, point out the obvious.