Aaron Boone makes a decision over Domingo Germán

2019 was a complicated year for Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees. Every time they were knocking on the door, multiple stars got hurt. That opened up the door for unexpected contributors like Gio Urshela or even Domingo Germán to step up and prove their worth.

Germán made the team’s rotation amid countless injuries and was one of the most pleasant surprises of the year. The Dominican posted an 18-4 record in 27 games (24 starts) with a 4.03 ERA, 1.147 WHIP, 153 strikeouts, and 4.72 FIP on 143.0 innings of work.

And right when he looked poised to have a huge role in the postseason, he was suspended 81 games for reportedly shoving his girlfriend right in the middle of a gala withMLB executives in attendance.

So, now that his suspension is coming to an end, several Yankees fans hoped that they could have the 26-year-old in the mound in time for the playoffs, especially after he posted a video working out with the caption “It isn’tover ’til its over”, quoting the great Yogi Berra.

Aaron Boone Says Domingo Germán Won’t Play In 2020

That’s why Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone was quick to shut that story out right away, saying that there’s just no way that Domingo Germán will play for them this season because they didn’t have enough time to ramp him up:

“No, no!Because, obviously, he hasn’t gotten to work out with us or throw with us,” Boone said. “So to be able to ramp him up and put him in this kind of situation, I don’t think it’s really fair to anyone.We look forward to Domingo being hopefully a really significant part of our team again heading into next year,” the manager concluded.

Even so, the Yankees have a strong rotation of Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka, JA Happ, Jordan Montgomery, and even Deivi García, so they should be just fine for the playoffs even without Germán.