Yankees fans expecting the worst from injury-prone ace Carlos Rodon before he's even taken the mound: "Looking like another Pavano"

Carlos Rodon has yet to throw a regular season inning for the New York Yankees after signing a six-year contract over the off-season. During Spring Training, he suffered an injury and has been unable to return yet. Part of the way through his rehab process, his back began to act up in addition to his arm.Though the latest news does reveal no damage to his back and prevents another injury from delaying his return, his return has been delayed nonetheless. The latest update suggests he may be out until the middle of June now.This is not an official report from the Yankees, but it is a speculative timeline that probably holds up. Rodon will be out for more time now.Bobby Milone@BobbyMilone29&quot;Best case, Rodon probably now is looking at a mid-June return.&quot;Yankees’ Carlos Rodon gets verdict on back CT scan nj.com/yankees/2023/0…7516&quot;Best case, Rodon probably now is looking at a mid-June return.&quot;Yankees’ Carlos Rodon gets verdict on back CT scan nj.com/yankees/2023/0…Rodon was expected to miss time at the beginning of the season, but the earliest reports didn't suggest an absence this long. There's no denying that Rodon is a talented pitcher, but Yankees fans are growing tired of the familiar injury refrain.mealicea9@mealicea9@BobbyMilone29 What a fragile player1@BobbyMilone29 What a fragile playerNick Z@TLI56@BobbyMilone29 He’s done for the year, looking like another pavano. Sad had high hopes but..1@BobbyMilone29 He’s done for the year, looking like another pavano. Sad had high hopes but..Keon🦅@KGhazimorad@BobbyMilone29261@BobbyMilone29 https://t.co/GgbvR9pLFPTHANK YOU COACH BOEHEIM@yankees_cuse@BobbyMilone29 Be lucky if he gets starts in before October at this rate4@BobbyMilone29 Be lucky if he gets starts in before October at this rateDale W@dwilliams0987@BobbyMilone29 Get ready, when they don't make any moves at the deadline they're going to tell us that getting Rondon back is just as good5@BobbyMilone29 Get ready, when they don't make any moves at the deadline they're going to tell us that getting Rondon back is just as goodCmack@NYStinkees@BobbyMilone29 He’ll come back and pitch 1 game6@BobbyMilone29 He’ll come back and pitch 1 gameDuke of Earl 🐢@secondz2late@BobbyMilone29 We’ll get ‘em next year. 2025 season LFG!!!2@BobbyMilone29 We’ll get ‘em next year. 2025 season LFG!!!mini ⚡️@fpxqe@BobbyMilone29 Mid June is excessive1@BobbyMilone29 Mid June is excessiveRodon's latest setback has convinced Yankees fans of the worst. Many don't even believe that the ace will return by then. Some fans are so pessimistic that they believe they won't even see Rodon until 2024 at the earliest.Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the back issue didn't cost Rodon all that much time in his throwing program, and he can now resume it. It may be a little while longer, but Carlos Rodon is at least on the path to recovery.Carlos Rodon wasn't a bad signingThe temptation now is for New York Yankees fans and baseball media to suggest that the signing of Carlos Rodon was a bad signing. After all, he is injury-prone and is now at risk of missing a large chunk of his first season.Carlos Rodon wasn't a poor signingHowever, this is not the case. The Yankees had to sign Aaron Judge, so they were never going to be in on Jacob deGrom or Justin Verlander. That left Rodon as the next best pitcher in all of baseball's eyes. They signed him.They needed to shore up the pitching and they did. Rodon was a good signing. It's impossible to predict injuries and he was healthy all of last year. These setbacks don't negate that.

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