Yankees manager Joe Girardi described the issue that will miss Masahiro Tanaka to miss his next turn through the rotation as a “slight, slight, slight” forearm strain. Apparently the issue is in the lower part of the forearm, well away from Tanaka’s precious UCL, but this is still extremely worrying news for the team.
Tanaka will not pick up a ball or throw for five days before being reevaluated. He was only lined up for two starts the rest of the season anyway, so it seems like there’s a very good chance we’ve seen the last of the Yankees ace, although that is pure speculation on my part.