
Gerrit Cole ‘absolutely’ confident he’ll pitch this season after revealing his Yankees injury
NY Post
TAMPA — For the next three to four weeks, Gerrit Cole will not be throwing a baseball.
Then, even in a best-case scenario, he will still need another six weeks or so to build up his arm in his second attempt at a full spring training.
So the Yankees will be without their ace at least until the end of May or early June.
But considering how many visits to Dr. Neal ElAttrache end (in surgery) Cole and the Yankees feel they may have dodged a bullet that once appeared headed for his pitching elbow.
Cole was diagnosed with nerve inflammation and edema (swelling caused by a buildup of fluid) in his right elbow, he said Saturday, ending nearly a week-long deep dive into what was ailing him.
Still, the prognosis had the reigning AL Cy Young award winner feeling “pretty good” as he left his visit with ElAttrache in Los Angeles this past week.

The preferred path to follow remains in place: Select a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the draft. That is what the Giants hope will happen. When it comes to identifying and securing a franchise-saving player, though, hope is not a good thing, maybe the worst of things — with apologies to Andy Dufresne.