Kahnle, 30, has been an essential part of their bullpen given that they acquired him from the White Sox in a 2017 smash hit trade. Given that rejoining the Yankees, who chose him in the 5th round of the 2010 draft, Kahnle has actually logged a 4.01 ERA/3.23 FIP with 12.58 K/9, 3.69 BB/9 and a 44.8 percent groundball rate over 112 1/3 innings.
While Kahnle wont be quickly replaceable for the Yankees, the World Series contenders are fully equipped to soldier on without him. The group likewise Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton, Adam Ottavino and Chad Green as other prominent late-game arms. Kahnles season-ending injury takes a quality option away, though, and now its in question whether he will pitch for the Yankees again. Considering the timing of this surgery, Kahnle might not be prepared to return till very late next season or at the beginning of 2022. In the meantime, the Yankees will need to choose whether to tender him an agreement for his final arbitration-eligible season in 2021. Hes on a prorated $2.65 MM salary this year, and that number needs to remain the exact same next season.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Friday that right-handed reducer Tommy Kahnle will undergo Tommy John surgery, Marly Rivera of ESPN reports.
