On Sunday Sunday German was one of the Yankees’ most dominant pitchers this spring, but his first seven innings in the regular season have not been as impressive, and after two more homers on Saturday, the right was dropped to headquarters. alternate of the equipment.
Germán, who has been a frequent victim of homers since 2019, Germán allowed bambinazos from Austin Meadows and Cuban Randy Arozarena, throwing a total of four innings in his second opening after returning from his suspension. The Bats didn’t support it and the Yankees ended up losing 4-0 to the Rays on Saturday at Tropicana Field.
“I’m definitely not happy with the results of those two games,” Germán said. “One of the things I want to do is be more aggressive in the zone. Tampa has a good lineup. They know the strike zone well. I have to watch the video and make adjustments for my next game.”
Now it is not clear when this will be. Germán left EFE 1.38 at 13 innings in the Spring Training and was rewarded with third place in the rotation.
But manager Aaron Boone has said that in his opinion the Yankees will need more than five openers this season. In fact, Boone said he would probably use a sixth opener in April, though they haven’t done so yet. The Dominican Deivi García and Michael King are two of the candidates for these subjects.
“Spring Training and the regular season are different,” Germán said. “I feel good physically. That’s the way things are, the batsmen make their adjustments. Then it’s up to a pitcher to make his adjustments.”