So much for us always being
dominated by some rookies who have never pitched. We are now 3-0 in those games this year.
CC has not looked sharp all year
and is fastball at 92 bothers me because his change at 85-87 isn’t enough of a
difference for me. I know he dials it up
once in awhile but he used to be 94 more consistently and then dialing it up to
97 not 94-95. His command is also an
issue but he is a grinder…he just has not been the same this year.
CC has the highest WHIP (walks and
hits per inning pitched) since 2005 (Before he become a stud) and it has gone
up this being the 4th year in a row.
His OPS at .718 is the highest since 2004. The previous 3 years with us it was
consistent at .653, .656 and .666 respectively.
The good part is he hasn’t pitched up to his expected level and like
most of the Yanks they are underperforming…yet we are only 1.5 games back.
One player, who has been over
performing, in limited duty, has been Jason Nix who is now sporting an OPS of .851! He also made nice running catch that Ibanez
would not have been able to make.
Ibanez, though, is another who has over performed so far. Unfortunately, I don’t expect either of them
to keep this up, but maybe we can catch a break and they can continue to
contribute!
Outside of Granderson hitting a
grand slam after 4 straight walks by their rookie pitcher (and he grooved it),
the only other thing that stood out to me was the odd decisions by Girardi at the
end of the game. I have said this
before, but Rapada should not be used against righties unless you want to hope
he gets one righty out in between 2 or 3 lefties. He also needs to pitch frequently to stay
sharp. A LOOGY (and many guys) can’t
pitch effectively throwing once every 10 or 11 days. Girardi needs to be more heads up about
that. Rapada is very tough on lefties
and very hittable against righties.
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