When bad luck rains, it pours. That’s certainly the case for the Yankees right now. Fresh off losing their sixth game in a row, news that their top prospect will be out for the rest of the season was just salt in the wound. Shortstop Gleyber Torres, the best player in the Yankees’ system, needs Tommy John surgery.
Torres was injured in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s game on Sunday after a collision with the Buffalo Bisons’ catcher. He immediately grabbed for his elbow and left the game. Torres was diagnosed with a hyperextended elbow and placed on the disabled list, but further tests revealed a much bigger problem.