Chris Capuano Leaves Grapefruit League Start w/ Strained Quadriceps

Chris Capuano left his second Spring Training start this afternoon with a strained right quadriceps muscle. Capuano was starting against his former team, the Boston Red Sox, and suffered the injury while covering first base in the first inning on a ground out from Brock Holt to Garrett Jones. Capuano is scheduled to undergo an MRI and will likely be shut down for at least a week or two with the injury, maybe longer if I know how cautious the Yankees are with their pitching.

Let the Yankees blogosphere now determine who will and who should, because it’s likely to be two different set of answers, replace Capuano if he is deemed not ready for Opening Day on April 6 against Toronto. It seems likely that the Yankees will start Capuano on the DL according to reports but nothing has been confirmed at this time.