Aroldis Chapman might be in the Injury news section next time you read about him in chatter, he grabbed his elbow last night and didn’t look Good
Call me paranoid but I don’t like when I see my closer grab his elbow
after laboring through an inning#chapped #yankees pic.twitter.com/5bvW7BG896— Mike Pinto (@MikePintoNYY) April 27, 2017
Leonys Martin is not likely to get picked up by any club with a price tag of $4.2 million attached to him. The Mariners are going to have to either eat some salary or release him.
Chris Sale is 4-1 with a 1.17 against the Yankees, the lowest ERA of any pitcher with at least 50 innings against them since earned runs became a stat in 1912
Julio Teheran iis 4-0 with a 0.91 ERA in his past seven starts against the Mets and has a 5-2 record and 2.39 ERA in 10 career starts at Citi Field.
James Paxton has a 1.39 ERA, and has held opposing teams scoreless in four of his five starts. He threw 71 fastballs last night with an average velocity of 96.3 mph, inducing 10 swings and misses and 12 called strikes
- 18 road starts – 5.32 ERA, .282 BAA
- 23 home starts – 2.08 ERA, .215 BAA
David Peralta has scored 10 runs in his last seven games and has 10 multi-hit games so far this season
Dylan Bundy’s fastball velocity has decreased in each of his first five outings so far this season. Luckily he has been working on his secondary pitches.
The image below shows why you should never play Tyler Chatwood when he pitches at home in Coors Field
Albert Pujols entered the game Friday hitting .177. Since then he is 11 for 27, batting .407 and leads the Angels with 17 RBI.
The Mets are struggling right now while they have two top prospects crushing it in the minors. They will probably call one or both up in the near future.
- Amed Rosario – Hitting .397
- Dominic Smith – Hitting .342
Tyler Glasnow has an ERA at 7.98 but the Pirates have won all four of his starts. starts. Contrast that to the 5-8 they’ve gone during starts of either Ivan Nova, Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon combine for a 2.62 ERA and the Pirates are 5-8 in those games. Go Figure.
Michael Wacha’s fastball has never been faster, and his changeup has more movement than ever. In six innings against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Wacha threw 47 fastballs, 24 changeups, 20 cutters (91.0 mph), and eight curves (75.6 mph).
Hitters have the lowest average exit velocity in the majors when they face Wacha:
- Michael Wacha, 81.9 mph
- Ervin Santana, 82.5
- Jake Arrieta, 83.0
- Chase Anderson, 83.5
- Jharel Cotton, 84.0
Injury News
Jake Odorizzi threw 65 pitches without pain yesterday and he is expected to rejoin the team on Monday
It was good, felt good,[I] felt really fresh. It’s been a waiting game. I’m just ready to go out there.Jake Odorizzi
David Dahl will take batting practice in the next day or two and then participate in extended spring training next week.in Arizona next week.
Team News
The Cubs won the game Tuesday without an RBI for the first time since 2011. The runs scored on an error by second baseman Alen Hanson.
The Red Sox and Yankees entered yesterday 83-83 in 166 games. They were 41-41 at Fenway and 42-42 at Yankees Stadium.
The White Sox lead the league with a 2.92 ERA despite Quintana’s 5.22 ERA
The Diamondbacks had 12,215 in attendance last night, by far the lowest in the history of Chase Field.
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