{"id":567213,"date":"2026-02-12T00:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/567213\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:52:23","slug":"yankees-float-encouraging-gerrit-cole-rehab-possibility-with-team-in-good-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/567213\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees float encouraging Gerrit Cole rehab possibility with team in good health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA \u2014 At a time when managers around Florida and Arizona are delivering bad news in the form of new injuries at the start of camp, no news was good news from Aaron Boone and the Yankees on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As pitchers, catchers and World Baseball Classic participants reported to spring training and underwent physicals at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Boone indicated that they had a healthy bunch \u2014 aside from the four players who they already disclosed would begin the season on the injured list: Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rod\u00f3n, Clarke Schmidt and Anthony Volpe.<\/p>\n<p>There is still a long way to go before now and Opening Day, but the Yankees at least seem to be starting off on the right foot, which is not always the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I know, I think we\u2019re in a good spot,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n<p>Cole and Rod\u00f3n played catch side by side on a backfield Wednesday as both <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/09\/sports\/yankees-rotation-can-be-among-their-best-ever-but-many-ifs-to-answer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continue their respective rehabs<\/a> from elbow surgery. <\/p>\n<p>Rod\u00f3n, who had a bone spur shaved down and loose bodies removed from his left elbow in October, is \u201cprobably not far behind from the start of the season,\u201d Boone said, which would seem to keep a late April return in play.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.45454545;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38463108\" width=\"858\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/45-throwing-back-field-pitchers-120989109.jpg\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole pitching during spring training at Steinbrenner Field.\" class=\"wp-image-38463108\"  \/>Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throwing on a back field as pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 11 Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Cole, meanwhile, threw \u201ca number\u201d of bullpen sessions back home before arriving at camp, about 11 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The former AL Cy Young winner is scheduled to begin facing hitters \u201cin a couple weeks\u201d and could even get into Grapefruit League games before camp ends, Boone said. <\/p>\n<p>The Yankees will not rush Cole, but the possibility of pitching in exhibition games by the end of spring is a positive sign for Cole\u2019s rehab as he tries to return by May or June.<\/p>\n<p>As for Volpe, who underwent left shoulder surgery in October for a torn labrum, the shortstop is scheduled to begin his hitting progression within the next two weeks, which is the last step to begin ramping up.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is doing well,\u201d Boone said. \u201cStrength is all there in the weight room and stuff like that. He\u2019s got all that back. That\u2019s the thing that took a little while. 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