Masahiro Tanaka sent back to New York with “general soreness” in arm

4:28pm: Tanaka told reporters the soreness is “throughout the arm” and he does not feel any pain in his elbow. He attributed it to the layoff and said he isn’t worried. He just needs to build arm strength.

4:23pm: Masahiro Tanaka has been sent back to New York with “general soreness” in his right arm, the Yankees announced. It is not specifically his elbow. He will perform some strengthening exercises and is not scheduled to see a doctor. Hopefully this is nothing more than a dead arm phase after the long layoff. Either way, it now seems unlikely Tanaka will return to the team at some point next month.