60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 6/3/2025
2025 Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Cousins, who was traded from the White Sox to the Yankees last March, rode the success of his slider (66 percent usage, .141 BA, 47.7 percent whiff) to earn a high-leverage role with New York during the second-half of 2024, including the postseason. The 30-year-old righty's 34.2 percent strikeout rate would have been a top-15 mark among relief pitchers if he threw enough innings to qualify - he only completed 38 frames last year, though it was a career-high. Unfortunately, control issues continue to limit Cousins' upside, as he's walked nearly 15 percent of the batters he's faced over his career. He's likely to fill a low-to-medium leverage role for the Yankees in 2025, though he has the potential to climb the saves hierarchy if he finds the strike zone on a more consistent basis. Read Past Outlooks
Targeting early-to-mid June
Cousins (elbow) is targeting a return in early-to-mid June, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
Cousins will throw another bullpen session Friday and is about two weeks away from facing hitters. He'll need a rehab assignment at some point after that. The reliever is recovering from a right elbow flexor strain.
Cousins will throw another bullpen session Friday and is about two weeks away from facing hitters. He'll need a rehab assignment at some point after that. The reliever is recovering from a right elbow flexor strain.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
BAA vs LHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .152 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .193 | 42 | 17 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .132 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .163 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .250 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .296 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-10%
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 2.70 | 1.33 | 23.1 | 9.3 | 6.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.00 | 1.21 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.44 | 1.36 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 6.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.37 | 0.76 | 19.2 | 15.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0.00 | 1.20 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 10.38 | 3.23 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 12.5 | ||||
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After a promising rookie debut in 2021, Cousins was expected to be a key part of the Brewers' late-inning mix. Unfortunately, the right-hander made just eight appearances last April before suffering a UCL injury in his right elbow that sidelined him for nearly three months. Cousins opted against undergoing Tommy John surgery and instead received a PRP injection before beginning his rehab program. He reached the final stage of his recovery in late July and spent the next month on a minor-league rehab assignment before he was activated and subsequently optioned. Cousins returned to the Brewers in September and made four more appearances to bring his total to 12 on the season, covering just 13.1 innings. The 28-year-old has tremendous upside (13.5 K/9 over 43.1 big league innings) and could play an important role for Milwaukee in 2023, but is one of the riskier late-round darts due to the possibility of re-injury.
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Throwing off mound
Cousins (elbow) has begun throwing off a mound, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Lands on 60-day IL
The Yankees placed Cousins (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
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Throwing out to 90 feet
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Cousins (forearm) has extended his throwing distance off flat ground to 90 feet, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
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Set to resume throwing Monday
Cousins (forearm) will resume a throwing program Monday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
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Nursing forearm strain
Cousins is currently shut down due to a right forearm strain, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.
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