Jasson

Domínguez

The odds of Domínguez returning to the majors in short order have increased exponentially with Aaron Judge hitting the injured list with a stress fracture in his rib cage. The 23-year-old former top prospect figures to rejoin the Yankees in a couple days after wrapping up a rehab assignment. He may never blossom into the franchise-altering cornerstone many scouts and evaluators envisioned, but the raw talent is certainly there for him to make a fantasy impact in deeper mixed leagues.

The Yankees said that Judge “is expected to return at some point this season.” Still, he’s pretty clearly done through the All-Star break at least and quite possible until August. This probably means more José Caballero in right field and Anthony Volpe at shortstop for now. Once Jasson Domínguez comes off the injured list, he could get a chance to play regularly in the outfield. It’s a significant loss for fantasy managers but it sounds like there’s a strong possibility Judge is able to return at some point in the second half.

Domínguez has been given the all clear to get back into game action after taking live batting practice on Thursday without any issues. The Yankees could certainly use him back in their injury-depleted outfield mix, especially if Aaron Judge (ribs) winds up requiring a trip to the injured list. The 23-year-old former top prospect will likely need a couple games to get back up to speed before he’s ready to return to New York.

Domínguez was able to resume hitting last week and should return to minor league game action at some point next week. The 23-year-old former top prospect hit the injured list with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder back on May 8.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Domínguez remains without a firm return timeline after hitting the injured list with an AC sprain in his left shoulder back on May 8. The injury wound up happening at the worst possible time for the 23-year-old former top prospect since he would’ve had an extended opportunity with the Yankees since Giancarlo Stanton remains in a holding pattern in his recovery from a calf strain.

The Yankees announced on Wednesday that Domínguez would miss “a few weeks” with the injury, so this comes as no surprise. The other issue for Domínguez is that, by the time he’s healthy, Giancarlo Stanton should also be back with the Yankees. Fantasy managers in redraft leagues don’t need to hold onto Domínguez.

With Jasson Domínguez (shoulder) heading to the injured list, Jones will finally get an opportunity to show the Yankees what he can do at the big league level. The 24-year-old slugger was hitting .258/.366/.592 with 11 homers, 41 RBI, seven stolen bases and a 32 percent strikeout rate in his first 142 plate appearances at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He’s worth a look in deeper mixed leagues for as long as he remains with the Bombers’, though he could be sent right back out once Domínguez or Giancarlo Stanton are ready to return.

The 23-year-old slugger sustained the shoulder injury, as well as a head injury, when he crashed into the wall during the first inning of Thursday’s contest against the Rangers. So far, all concussion tests have come back negative. When asked about a timeline, Boone noted that Dominguez would miss at least “a few weeks”. Fantasy managers can expect to be without him for most, if not all, of May.

Pretty much as expected. Odds are that Domínguez is going to wind up on the IL even if the news on his shoulder isn’t the worst-case scenario. It’ll be interesting to see if that leads to the debut of Spencer Jones, who is hitting .258/.366/.592 with a 32 percent strikeout rate in Triple-A. If the Yankees don’t think he’s ready, perhaps they’d go to Yanquiel Fernández. They could also bring back Anthony Volpe and play José Caballero in the outfield, but that seems unlikely.

Domínguez slammed into the wall making a terrific play and then fell face-first to the ground. He appeared to injure his left shoulder, which was the first part of him to make contact with the wall, and he also seemed dazed afterwards, which led to the Yankees choosing to have him carted off. Ryan McMahon replaced him in the game, with Amed Rosario moving from third to the outfield.