Francisco Cervelli may have pulled a Wally Pipp:
New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli has a broken left foot and will miss a minimum of four weeks and likely more.
An MRI of Cervelli’s foot, injured when he fouled a ball off it while batting in the second inning of Wednesday’s game against the Astros, revealed a fracture “above the toes,” according to manager Joe Girardi.
This gives Jesus Montero a great shot at winning the role of backup catcher. If he does, and Jesus hits as expected, it will be tough to send him down when Cervelli returns.
At some point this season Montero is going to be the starting catcher. Also, Martin is hardly a durable player, and should he get injured, Cervelli may move up as backup catcher.