Giancarlo Stanton took reside batting follow in entrance of reporters for the primary time on Tuesday, however Aaron Boone stopped wanting characterizing the session as a major step towards the designated hitter beginning a rehab project.
Stanton, slowly working his method again from double tennis elbow, confronted Jake Cousins at Yankee Stadium. Cousins, recovering from a proper flexor pressure, totaled 15 pitches in opposition to Stanton and J.C. Escarra.
Stanton grounded out in his first at-bat and drew a stroll in his second.
“I thought his at-bats were really good,” Boone stated. “Cousins is not an easy at-bat, for a righty especially. And I thought Cousins looked good. I thought G looked like he was controlling the at-bats pretty well.”
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With the Yankees heading west later this week, Boone stated that Stanton will keep in New York in order that he can preserve hitting off the workforce’s Trajekt machine. He’ll additionally do some on-field hitting off a high-velocity machine and proceed his working development.
Boone didn’t supply a lot perception into when Stanton, who missed all of spring coaching, may start a rehab project or how lengthy such an project may take.
“I don’t know what exactly his rehab assignment will look like. Might be a little different than everyone else’s because we don’t need the fielding component,” Boone stated, as Stanton hasn’t performed the outfield in a while.
Boone beforehand talked about the top of Might, which is when Stanton’s 60-day injured record designation expires, when discussing the slugger’s timeline. Nonetheless, it wasn’t clear if the supervisor meant that’s when Stanton may be part of the Yanks or when he may begin a rehab project.
Boone didn’t make clear that when requested about it on Tuesday.
“I think it’s all in play,” he stated.
