PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Is Wandy's rotation spot at risk?
Apr 18 2014
When the season began, Edinson Vólquez (RHP, PIT) looked to be the starter most likely to lose his rotation spot, but he has gotten off to a strong start. In his first 21 innings of work, he allowed just four earned runs, and perhaps more importantly, just four walks. It remains to be seen if he can maintain the Ctl gains, but as long as he keeps pitching well, he'll remain in the rotation.
Instead, Wandy Rodriguez (LHP, PIT) has struggled out of the gate, and his manager is concerned about his velocity being down. His average fastball velocity hasn't topped 90 mph since 2009, but it's down a bit more than usual early on this year. He's allowed six home runs in 16 innings, thanks in part to a 29% hr/f.
Rodriguez is...
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