When the Yankees signed Corey Kluber to a one-year $11 million dollar contract this past off-season, everyone agreed it was a calculated risk. “How big of a risk?” was the question that had a wide spectrum of answers.
We’ve all been watching, so there’s no need for a deep statistical breakdown of his 2021 performance, but if you happen to be joining us late, here’s the short version: Kluber had a great May after a not very good April. (This is an important point that we’ll return to in a minute.) Then, on May 25th, he was removed from a start after only three innings due to what we later learned was a strain of the subscapularis in his throwing shoulder.