I Want To Believe... But I Can't: The Official 2023 New York Yankees Off-season Thread

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Remote said:
Carlos Rodon's pitch type splits are similar but not exact to 2022.

He's still mostly fastball/slider.

But in 2022, batters hit .213 against his FB.
In 2023, batters are hitting .274 against his FB.

That's a massive difference and big reason why he's not performing well.
And there's no difference in velocity. Rodon averaged 95.5 mph on his FB last year and it's the same this season.
Same with his slider: 85.3 mph last year vs 85.5 this year.

He's probably not throwing enough curveballs or changeups, though he should -- to mix things up better... even though they aren't his best offerings.

I've repeatedly pointed out that pitchers who rely on just fastballs and sliders are prone to getting blown up. Even if you have great fastballs and sliders. You especially see this with relievers. Lord knows I've lived through this pain often with Kyle Farnsworth.

Is it possible that Rodon is getting squeezed by the umpires? Possibly. His walk rate is up this year for both his slider and fastball -- but I'm not sure it's significant. What is significant is that he had a 30% strikeout rate on his fastball last year. But only a 12% strikeout rate on his fastball THIS year. Is it possible his fastball has flattened out? Are yankees catchers bad at calling games or framing? I don't know. There could be A LOT of reasons for this.

But it would seem to me that Rodon still has the stuff to be successful. He's not a completely lost cause just yet. I think...most likely....he's not being utilized properly. And that could mean a variety of things.

Given that someone like Sonny Gray was so successful before NYY and after NYY, I have to think the issue lies more with the Yankees than Rodon at this point.
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We will see what happens tonight, but in his last 3 starts...

Carlos Rodon:
18 innings
15 Hits
7 ER
5 BB
23 K
3.50 ERA

He got rocked by Detroit on September 7 for 7 runs in 3.2 innings, but in the start before that one, he went 5 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts and 2 Earned Runs against Houston on the road.

Rodon should be fine.
 
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Remote said:
We will see what happens tonight, but in his last 3 starts...

Carlos Rodon:
18 innings
15 Hits
7 ER
5 BB
23 K
3.50 ERA

He got rocked by Detroit on September 7 for 7 runs in 3.2 innings, but in the start before that one, he went 5 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts and 2 Earned Runs against Houston on the road.

Rodon should be fine.
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Our bats were cold that entire series and the two series after it. I wouldn’t take his start against us seriously :manny:
 
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Remote said:
We will see what happens tonight, but in his last 3 starts...

Carlos Rodon:
18 innings
15 Hits
7 ER
5 BB
23 K
3.50 ERA

He got rocked by Detroit on September 7 for 7 runs in 3.2 innings, but in the start before that one, he went 5 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts and 2 Earned Runs against Houston on the road.

Rodon should be fine.
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:huhldup:
 
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The only reason why I don't fully blame Cashman for signing him is because Yankee fans begged him to go after Rodon.

However, Cashman's unwillingness and inability to develop his own pitching is why he was even at that crossroad to begin with. He's the king of developing the guy who could turn out to be a solid reliever, but sucks as a starter. Until they stop trying to develop arms to master never going past 6 innings, they're gonna keep thinking the Carlos Rodon's of the world are a good idea.
 
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