Scouting Report: Max Stassi
Chicago Cubs | C
Overall
Summary
Max Fried, the Yankees' Opening Day starter and rotation ace, left Wednesday's start against Baltimore after three innings with left elbow posterior soreness. He threw only 61 pitches before exiting. MRI imaging was performed Thursday by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad. While Tommy John surgery is not required, Fried is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The injury occurred amid a concerning trend of control issues, with Fried's walk rate climbing to 7.9% this season and recent struggles allowing multiple earned runs in back-to-back losses. Fried leads MLB with 61.2 innings pitched as of the injury date.
Strengths
- No Tommy John surgery required
- Posterior elbow soreness is less severe than medial elbow distress
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