Yankees' Frankie Montas has chance to pitch this season after shoulder surgery, doctor explains

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The Frankie Montas trade for the New York Yankees has not played out as well as expected. Even GM Brian Cashman admitted it "hasn’t worked out at all," as the right-hander started just eight games after coming over from the Oakland Athletics, pitching to a 6.35 ERA in those outings. 

Now, Montas is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday that could have him out for the entirety of this upcoming campaign. The Yankees don’t truly know what’s been plaguing Montas’ shoulder, which they knew was an issue when they traded for him last summer. But the inflammation hasn’t gone away, and after trying to ramp up for spring training, Montas had to be shut down. 

Dr. James B. Carr II, with the Hospital for Special Surgery, specializes in shoulder ailments, and he gave some insight to Fox News Digital Monday about what Montas and the Yankees could expect once the arthroscopic procedure begins. 

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New York's Frankie Montas in action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 9, 2022, in the Bronx. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

"In terms of what you’re looking for, a lot of times you have a pretty good idea based off the MRI," Carr explained. "The MRI’s very good nowadays, we get a good sense of where the inflammation is. You get a sense a lot of times if there’s any fraying of tissue or flap of tissue that may be impinging or causing pain. You get a good sense if there’s a bone spur that may be causing pain, causing an impingement that may be causing that inflammation. Sometimes you get in there and see something additional like a flap of tissue that you didn’t see on the MRI.