UPDATED: Banuelos and Sanchez join Betances on DL; Feliciano mulling season-ending surgery

Note: Be sure to read Sean’s Minor League Update in case you missed it.

UPDATE, 5:00pm: It’s been one heck of an injury-riddled day in Yankeeland, as word has come through that Manny Banuelos is joining Betances on the DL, suffering from what is also believed to be a blister issue, while Josh Norris also reports that uber-prospect Gary Sanchez has also hit the disabled list, with a yet-to-be-disclosed injury.

It’s rather insane that the Yankees’ three best non-Jesus Montero prospects all hit the DL on the exact same day; however, if the Banuelos and Betances injuries are in fact simply just blister issues they shouldn’t be terribly detrimental.

Oh, and it’s now sounding like Pedro Feliciano may need to undergo season-ending surgery. While most if not all of us at TYA are big Brian Cashman supporters, this has rapidly become a pretty indefensible signing, and one would hope Cash finally learns his lesson going forward about inking big money relief pitchers (Steve Karsay, Kyle Farnsworth and Damaso Marte all say hello).

11:36am: Dellin Betances has once again hit the disabled list, retroactive to April 11. However, it doesn’t sound terribly serious, as Josh Norris reports that Mark Newman said it was simply a blister on Betances’ throwing hand and that he expects him to only miss “a start.”

According to the press release posted on Mike Ashmore’s excellent Thunder Thoughts blog, “Betances (0-1, 1.93) made his first start of the 2011 season in New Hampshire on April 10 where he lasted 4.2 innings against the Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) and only surrendered one earned run on five hits.”

If you’re reading this site, than you undoubtedly already know that Betances — one of the Yankees’ “Killer B’s,” along with Manny Banuelos and Andrew Brackman — saw his stock skyrocket after last season’s breakout campaign, in which he threw 71 innings of 1.77 ERA/1.83 FIP ball (with an 11.15 K/9!) at high A.

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