The New York Yankees just lost a major piece of their rotation. Left-hander Carlos Rodón went on the 15-day injured list Friday with heavy left elbow inflammation. The front office made the move retroactive to June 30.
Rodón felt the pain during a throwing session on Wednesday. An MRI confirmed the inflammation, though his UCL remains intact. Now, he faces a platelet-rich plasma injection and will stop throwing for at least a week. The Yankees officially placed him on the 15-day injured list ahead of their weekend series.
This is a familiar setback. Rodón is currently returning from an October 2025 surgery to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in that exact same elbow. He also missed significant time in 2023 with a forearm strain. Before this latest shutdown, he had built a 4-2 record and a 3.30 ERA across nine starts since making his season debut on May 10.
The roster move opened an immediate spot. New York called up 27-year-old rookie right-hander Brendan Beck from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Beck will step right into the fire to make his first major league start against the Minnesota Twins.
With the rotation thinned out, the front office is looking outside the organization. Analyst Bernie Pleskoff at Forbes identified four primary starting pitchers the Yankees are targeting in trade talks. The shortlist includes Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, Minnesota Twins starter Joe Ryan, Los Angeles Angels lefty Reid Detmers, and Colorado Rockies veteran Kyle Freeland.