and Canned Griffin Yankees manager starts Mets in today's Metro Series Aaron Boone Revealed to journalists (including Bryan Hoch of MLB.com) that his own club met with Canning and explored possible signings in the past offseason. Instead, Canning ended in another corner of the Big Apple, guaranteeing a $4.25mm margin with the Mets on a one-year contract.
The deal is the climax of Canning’s busy winter, part of the angel to the brave Jorge Soller Essentially, this is Atlanta’s salary dump. Indeed, Canning found himself not excited a few weeks after the deal was completed, and a month later he caught with the Mets. Now, the deal looks like one of the best offseason’s under-radar contracts as Canning thrives at a 2.36 ERA in 42 innings against Amazon.
Signature cans obviously won't stop Yankees' big sales The biggest explosionbut it may be that if Canning is in folding, minor leagues sign Carlos Carrasco or Jack Woodford Probably not ending in pinstripes, or the Yankees may not claim Allan Winans Waiver. Who knows if Canning will have the same early success as the Yankees he owns with the Mets, but having an extra starter on hand would be helpful for the spin mix of the Bronx Bombers. Gerrit Cole,,,,, Louis Gill,,,,, Marcus Stromanand JT Brubaker.
Boone's pre-match media conference (along with Hoch, The New York Post's Greg Joyce and other journalists) also included some injury updates. Jack Cousins The ball has not been pitched in 2025 as the right elbow flexor strain continued during the offseason, and the PEC injury generated at the most recent live bullpen meeting further delayed the remission recovery process. Boone believes that the PEC problem is notSerious things,” But the Yankees are enough to shut down the cousins for 4-5 days to monitor the situation.
The cousin is on the 60-day list of injuries, expected to exceed his first eligible activation date in late May. Joyce wrote that the cousin’s goal is to return to the New York bullpen by mid-June, “but this closure will almost certainly delay that timeline.”
Cousin's first live bullpen face to face Giancarlo StantonAs part of Stanton's own elbow tendon tear. Boone said Stanton's workload included running on the field and facing high-speed pitchers, in addition to some live hits against Kessins.
Stanton is also in the 60-day IL, which can be activated in over a week, although it is not clear how far Slugger is even a minor league recovery mission, let alone returning to the Grand Slam. Boone did point out that Stanton’s recovery process may not follow the standard path, as Stanton is a DH-only player, so he doesn’t have to accept any representation in the field.
