New York Yankees fans react to pitcher Frankie Montas needing potentially season-ending shoulder surgery: "What a waste of a trade", "Total disaster"

New York Yankees starting pitcher Frankie Montas may miss the entirety of the 2023 season due to surgery on his right pitching shoulder. Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the announcement on Tuesday.Montas' right shoulder has been an ongoing issue. He was pulled from a start on July 3 of last season as a member of the Oakland Athletics, but those concerns did not stop the Yankees from trading for the hurler a month later.Montas, who turns 30 in March, was 5-12 with a 4.05 ERA in 27 starts for Oakland and New York last season. He was already expected to miss the first month of this season due to ongoing inflammation in the shoulder.Jeff Passan@JeffPassanRight-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.4804592Right-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.The news of Montas' sudden and complete unavailability has New York Yankees fans up in arms on a number of fronts. First off, many fans question the timing of the surgery. If this was an ongoing issue, why wait until after pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training to go the surgery route?Griffin@gfras42@TalkinYanks And why didnt he do this 3 months ago?@TalkinYanks And why didnt he do this 3 months ago?tino thomas@notorioussteez@JeffPassan Why do organizations/players wait so long to make these surgery-type decisions? Couldn’t this have been managed as soon as the season ended and potentially salvage Montas for a second half return?@JeffPassan Why do organizations/players wait so long to make these surgery-type decisions? Couldn’t this have been managed as soon as the season ended and potentially salvage Montas for a second half return?SmittMeister@SmittytheYankeeAnd we just now know this during spring training? @Yankees twitter.com/jeffpassan/sta…Jeff Passan@JeffPassanRight-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.5157619Right-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.And we just now know this during spring training? @Yankees twitter.com/jeffpassan/sta…Frankie Montas, whom the Yankees acquired along with reliever Lou Trivino for a batch of lesser prospects, has not exactly endeared himself to fans in the Big Apple. Wednesday's news only irritated Yankee Nation further.James Epstein@theslim3@TalkinYanks What a total disaster LOL@TalkinYanks What a total disaster LOLNYCTaper@nyctaper@JeffPassan @Phishman77 The good news is that the Yankees won’t have to pitch him this year.@JeffPassan @Phishman77 The good news is that the Yankees won’t have to pitch him this year.Mike Gallagher@gallagwar@JeffPassan Yeah, he definitely wasn't &quot;expected to be a big part of the rotation&quot; this season. He was the #5 starter and most had a negative outlook on him. Hopefully, Cashman will learn to stop acquiring west coast pitchers at some point.11@JeffPassan Yeah, he definitely wasn't &quot;expected to be a big part of the rotation&quot; this season. He was the #5 starter and most had a negative outlook on him. Hopefully, Cashman will learn to stop acquiring west coast pitchers at some point.New York Yankees fans tend to not be big fans of general manager Brian Cashman. The Montas news only exacerbated the harsh feelings that many of the Bronx faithful have towards their GM. But hey, he did sign Carlos Rodon.𝒞𝑜𝒸𝑜 𝒴𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓏 🇨🇺@coco_yankz@JeffPassan Cashman should be fired for this trade alone.91@JeffPassan Cashman should be fired for this trade alone.C.J. Lupo@CJLupo1@TalkinYanks What a waste of a trade@TalkinYanks What a waste of a tradeFADE@FadeAwayMedia@JeffPassan one of the worst trades of all time26@JeffPassan one of the worst trades of all timeAs far as Oakland goes, it's just business as usual. But regardless of whether any of the players they got for Montas work out, for many fans, it's just another case of the Athletics fleecing the Yankees.Not JD.@StromsLabOakland really got their typical mediocre package of prospects and still came away with highway robbery twitter.com/jeffpassan/sta…Jeff Passan@JeffPassanRight-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.19620Right-hander Frankie Montas, the biggest acquisition for the New York Yankees at the trade deadline last year who was expected to be a big part of their rotation this year, will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could cause him to miss the season, manager Aaron Boone said.Oakland really got their typical mediocre package of prospects and still came away with highway robbery twitter.com/jeffpassan/sta…New York Yankees rotation could be just fine without Frankie MontasFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue JaysEven with the loss of Frankie Montas, the New York Yankees' pitching staff looks to be fairly well off -- as long as they don't lose another starter. New York is solid to spectacular from the first through the fourth slots in their rotation: Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Severino, and Nestor Cortes. Domingo German is currently penciled in as the fifth starter, according to Fangraphs.com.

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