Austin Romine

Austin Romine seems to be developing a becoming-more-serious back problem. He missed time late last year with a back problem and then came to camp this year and missed almost two weeks. Now not even a month later it is a problem again. “From what I understand, [Romine] felt a little pinch back there,” Girardi told Byran Hoch and Paul Hagen of MLB.com. ”I think they’re evaluating what the next step will be. He doesn’t feel great. He was feeling great, so it’s just rehabbing the issue that he...Read Full Story

With Russell Martin a year away from free agency and Jesus Montero recently traded, Austin Romine could potentially become a big part of the Yankees future and quickly. This season is a big one in determining how quickly Romine becomes the future. He is off to a bad start though as it came out that he will start the season on the DL and Joe Girardi told Mike Francesa on WFAN on Wednesday that Romine could even be out for a couple of months. The problem is that Romine has a small disc issue...Read Full Story

Austin Romine hasn’t been participating in spring training for the past couple of days because of a sore back, but an MRI revealed that he has inflammation in back and he could miss more time than expected, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “When it first happened, he told me that it wasn’t too bad,” Joe Girardi said. “I think it hurt a little bit more than he let on.” “He’ll be down a little bit, but he’ll get back,” Girardi said. “We’re going to make sure it’s knocked out...Read Full Story

They weren’t very likely to make the team out of spring training anyway, but a pair of Yankees, Russell Branyan and Austin Romine, have made it even harder on themselves as they have come down with back injuries. Romine has already been out with a back injuries since Feb. 26, but now Branyan is going to be sitting out with back spasms, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. Because of the nature of the injury, neither player has a good idea of when they will be back, but it could be...Read Full Story

At the end of last season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made it obvious that he is a fan of Russell Martin, calling him Thurman Munson-like. So it shouldn’t come as much of shock to hear that the Yankees briefly talked about a three-year extension with the catcher. “My agent and the Yankees talked a little bit about an extension,” Martin told Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “Including this year, they were talking about three years. That’s where the conversation ended. They didn’t...Read Full Story