Scouting Report
Updated May 20, 2026
Luis Gil, the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year, has been placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. The 27-year-old right-hander will not throw for at least three weeks. This injury comes after a frustrating 2025 season where he missed the first four months with a lat strain, returned in August with a 3.32 ERA but saw his strikeout rate drop 10 percentage points. In 2026, Gil struggled significantly in four MLB starts with a 6.05 ERA before being optioned to Triple-A on April 27. The Yankees believe this shoulder inflammation is a new injury unrelated to his poor April performance. Gil's career has been derailed by recurring injuries over the past 18 months.
Strengths
- + 2024 AL Rookie of the Year award
- + Showed 3.32 ERA across 57 innings after returning in August 2025
- + Yankees organization believes shoulder injury is new and separate from performance issues
Weaknesses
- - Right shoulder inflammation requiring 3+ week shutdown
- - Missed first four months of 2025 with significant lat strain
- - Strikeout rate down 10 percentage points from 2024 to 2025
- - Poor 2026 performance: 6.05 ERA across four starts
- - High walk rate of 12.9% in 2026 (9 K's in 19.1 IP)
- - Optioned to Triple-A twice in 2026 season
- - Lost Division Series start to Blue Jays in 2025
- - Dropped to fifth on rotation depth chart behind Ryan Weathers
- - Recurring injury issues over past 18 months affecting career trajectory
Injury Status: IL-15
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