Carlos Rodon will make his second rehab begin for Double-A Somerset on Sunday, in response to supervisor Aaron Boone.
Rodon, following forearm and again accidents, made his organizational debut on Tuesday with Somerset. He totaled one hit, one earned run, one stroll and 5 strikeouts over three innings of labor and 42 pitches.
“He had good life on his heater, even though it’s still not huge velocity,” Boone mentioned Wednesday. “I believe he averaged round 92.5, is what I noticed. Whereas you take a look at final yr, he’s most likely 94.5.
“Looked free and easy to me. He looked comfortable.”
Rodon mentioned that he threw all of his pitches, and that his fastball ranged from 91-95 miles per hour.
“Almost there,” he mentioned.
The Yankees have mentioned Rodon solely needing three rehab begins, although that’s not a set-in-stone minimal. Boone didn’t wish to set a date for his Yankees debut but — “Let’s just get through Sunday first,” the supervisor mentioned — however Rodon nonetheless likes the thought of a three-start project.
“I’d be all for it,” the southpaw mentioned. “That’s something we’re gonna have to discuss, right? I don’t know. We’ll see where we’re at.”
CATCHING PROSPECTS & PITCH CLOCKS
Tuesday’s begin paired Rodon with catching prospect Austin Wells, the Yankees’ second-ranked farmhand. Wells’ protection has been a subject of debate all through his younger profession, however Rodon had no points throwing to him.
“Austin’s great. He received the ball well,” Rodon mentioned. “That was our first real time working together, and he did a really nice job. He received the ball well, called good sequences.”
Rodon additionally acquired some extra expertise with the pitch clock after a restricted spring coaching. That didn’t trouble him both.
“If anything, I had to slow down because you gotta wait for the hitter to be ready,” he mentioned. “So I was working too quick.”
MACHINE OUT OF ORDER
DJ LeMahieu, as anticipated, wasn’t within the Yankees’ lineup for the second evening in a row on Wednesday. The infielder has been scuffling on the plate and is hitting .232/.291/.388 with seven dwelling runs, 23 RBI and an 87 wRC+ over 61 video games.
“I can’t really relate to him because he’s never done anything but hit,” Boone mentioned. “Like he can fall out of bed and hit a line drive. So I think [the struggles have] been frustrating for him and a little bit of a challenge for him.”
The Yankees have maintained that LeMahieu is wholesome after battling a foot/toe damage final yr, and Boone identified that LeMahieu hit properly final season earlier than getting damage. The supervisor felt it could be unfair to lump LeMahieu’s post-injury numbers in 2022 along with his present woes.
“He didn’t struggle at all last year until he got hurt,” Boone mentioned. “In fact, the opposite. He was vintage DJ, banging, .400 on-base. His injury, where he tried to play through it for a few weeks, kind of took his numbers down to make it look like an ordinary season.”
The Yankees imagine LeMahieu’s load and stride have been his downside these days. He’s been working to appropriate that within the cage and earlier than video games.
He may very well be seen hitting early on the sphere on Wednesday.
“He’s working through it,” Boone mentioned. “I do believe he can get there to where he’s DJ.”
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