Posada Out for 5 Weeks (At Least)

Jorge Posada has a swollen rotator cuff and his labrum is reportedly fine. He says that he’ll be out for at least 5 weeks and that he may opt for surgery in the offseason (he doesn’t need it now). Joe Girardi says that Posada will likely rest for 2 weeks (no throwing) and then he’ll resume a shoulder strengthening program after that. However, Posada could certainly end up resting for more than 2 weeks before jumping into any sort of baseball activity (they Yanks won’t take any chances this time around).

Also, when asked about how the injury came about, Jorge said that it was probably due to him overcompensating on his throws during Spring Training. He had that sore muscle (lat?) in his right side and he developed some bad habits throwing from that nagging issue. That’s a poor job by the Yankees for not monitoring that situation closely. This thing could have been nipped in the bud.

Now, back to another masterful performance by our boy Wang.