When the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Brandon Drury, they knew he was hurt. But as it turns out, they didn’t know how badly he was hurt.
Drury was part of the package that the New York Yankees sent to Toronto in exchange for J.A. Happ. When the trade happened, it was believed that Drury had a bruised hand. In fact, the injury was worse.
Brandon Drury’s hand was fractured before #Bluejays traded for him. #Yankees thought it was a bone bruise. He was getting treatment the whole time, but it wasn’t improving enough so he got another scan in Seattle on Sunday. He’ll be in a cast for two weeks then be re-evaluated.
— Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness) August 7, 2018
Drury fractured the fifth metatarsal on his right hand, down where the hand meets the wrist. Happened as he checked his swing and was hit by a pitch, a couple of days before the #Yankees traded him to #Bluejays
— Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness) August 7, 2018
This is the kind of thing that could potentially be a problem. Fortunately here, Toronto’s standing makes this a bit easier to swallow.
The Blue Jays are not in the playoff hunt. Drury — even if healthy — would make much more of a long-term impact. So, Toronto can bring him along slowly to ensure that nothing is done to make the injury more serious.
Even still, it’s hard to believe that his injured hand wasn’t looked into more before the deal was made.