00:00I can't say it was good news, because it's not, as we'll go through, the uncertainty
00:04of an injury like this, but it's obviously not the worst news, because the worst news
00:08would have been thoracic outlet syndrome, which could really cause the end of your career.
00:13Like, it's serious business, and it would have ended his season.
00:16And so the Yankee fan would have been dealing with a very different reality today if they
00:20were just put out of their misery with thoracic outlet syndrome, which is very serious, and
00:23he would have needed surgery, and we weren't going to see him again this season.
00:26So, I guess based on that possibility, when you got the news last night or earlier this
00:33morning, your reaction as a Yankee fan could be like, okay, it's not as bad as that, but
00:37it's also not good, because of what you just laid out.
00:39Like, he is shut down for four to six weeks.
00:42All right, well, let's do the math.
00:43What's four to six weeks from today?
00:45That means he will be re-evaluated between July 2nd and July 16th.
00:51That's the four to six week window, right?
00:54Then, they're going to image him again and see if it's healed.
00:58If it's healed, which is the best case scenario, maybe he then starts baseball activities.
01:02In the best case scenario, if he then starts baseball activities, starts to swing a bat,
01:07starts to throw a baseball, goes on a rehab assignment, you're probably still looking at
01:12another month.
01:12So, the best case scenario is August.
01:15August.
01:16Mid-August.
01:16If he's not healed, now you're talking later than that, which could mean the season, which
01:22is why they're not out of the woods yet.
01:24It just isn't as bad as what it could have been.
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