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Just when I post that stat he gets a 3-0 count
Yep.I can only imagine how bad our rotation would be without him.
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Yankees left-hander Manny Banuelos missed nearly all of 2012 and 2013 because of Tommy John surgery and subsequent rehab setbacks. But he has pitched all year in short stints of mostly three innings and fewer than 60 pitches per outing. His stuff during Wednesday night's game in Trenton wasn't where it was prior to the initial surgery, and I couldn't tell you if or when it will come all the way back.
Banuelos was at 90-92 on Wednesday night -- never any higher. His fastball was flat and soft for its velocity, though it played up just a little because he could offset it with an above-average-to-plus changeup around 78 mph with good arm speed. He didn't have the same curveball he once showed -- 73-76, big and very slow -- but he was throwing a lot of cutters at 84-86, with every fourth or fifth coming out above-average, but mostly below that. His delivery is still compact and on-line, providing a little deception because he keeps everything close to his body, but there's a big gap between his old 92-95 mph fastball with a little pop and the current 90-92 version. He may be more likely to find a role as a starter who relies more on an assortment of offspeed pitches and some touch and feel, especially if he can tighten up the rotation on his curveball and doesn't have to lean so heavily on the cutter.
Its hard to now a days.... Some teams have a knack for it such as St Louis.... That's why these so so free agent pitchers are getting 100 mil deals and the good ones are getting almost 200 mil....Why can't we develop any starters?