Carlos Beltran is still dealing with lingering soreness in his forearm after it forced him to shut down his throwing program last week, according to Zach Braziller. “It is frustrating,” said Beltran, “not being able to be in the field and having to deal with this and now the forearm, it takes [a lot] mentally, for me to come to the ballpark, get treatment, go to the [training room], whole routine I need to do to get ready for the game. I need to find a way to not think about it and just focus on what I need to focus on. Go out and compete and fight.”
Beltran, 37, went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer on Sunday, but is still hitting only .216/.274/.404 (81 wRC+) in 234 plate appearances this year. Coincidence or not, he’s been especially unproductive since flipping over the wall in Tampa back in mid-April. A bone spur in his elbow forced Beltran to miss about four weeks and has relegated him to full-time DH duty. At this point, getting him back into the outfield is a secondary concern. The Yankees need Beltran to start producing at the plate. Getting him (and Brian McCann) on track would have more of an impact than any trade deadline pickup, though the season is halfway complete and we still haven’t seen many signs of life.
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