Lielland, Florida – compared to his fellow beginners and also his last springs, Carlos Rodon camp was somewhat boring.
Looking at some of the disturbances around him and in the period of his mandate, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
But after Rodon started the last beginning in the spring in Yanxiz's 4-0 victory over the tigers on Friday night, it is about to be interesting, with the left player to get the ball on the opening day against Breweers at Yankee Stadium next Thursday.
“I am here,” Rodon said Friday night after playing 4 ²/₃ closing on 77 stadiums in the final Tuneup stadium at Joker Marchant. “It's interesting, I feel I was under the radar, and it is a kind of gentle … I feel very normal, just in my work and try to accomplish my work.”
The lights will be brighter in Bronx than this spring for Rodon. And if it seems that he was doing his work in the shadow, then because it was mostly: Friday was only distinguished by his third league in the Grapefruit League in a camp – and first February 27 – after he put the last three games by practicing direct hitting in the back stadium with the team on the road.
But he said that three games were sufficient for him after he left five games and toured three in 4-0 victory over the tigers.
“Run the lights and I will go to play,” said Rodon.
About Rodon in the spring of this year, Yanxiz Geret Cole (Tommy John surgery) for this season, Louis Jill (LAT) for at least three months, is most likely Clark Schmidt (shoulder fatigue) for a few years by rotating as he finished accumulating.
The new “Lefty Big-Money” new rotation, Max Fried, whose contract has a cost of $ 218 million is now over the Rodón deal 162 million dollars two years ago; Marcus Stroman, who entered a camp as an expected strange man and is now standing as a start number 3; Carlos Carrasco, the veteran warrior who had an amazingly powerful camp while dipping it in the youth fountain; Will Will Warren, the possibility of a tone that tries to apostasy from a harsh appearance in the major league championships last season.
Then there was Rodon, who was the big story before the springs before they were injured in the middle of the road across the camp with the forearm strain, along with a bad back, which was marched until July.
This made the way to a catastrophic initial season in Pinstripes in which 6.85 pm was published at 16 beginning, which led to the creation of questions last spring about how it could recover from such a brutal introduction to Yankees.
Now, after he went out a very strong season in which he settled and achieved all 32 beginnings, Rodón had a regular camp without many Hulbaloo.
“This is fair. This is a good point,” said director Aaron Bonn on Friday afternoon. “I remember last year, the first picnic in the spring, everything will be made of it. He did a great job, starting from the previous season through training in the spring, just cutting wood, cutting wood. Do what I should do to go to the post, develop a routine, which is very good.
“This has continued and it is clear that we are strongly dependent on it.”
Rodon spent the spring to make his arsenal to be less than four depths of calm, and to turn his change into a more weapon (he represented three of his distresss on Friday) until spraying in a few fast balls.
Although he quietly did it, he should not be confused because he is not important.
Especially with Cole's loss for this season, the Nianciz needs Rodon to tell like the large arm they pay to be.
“I think it's the most important now,” said Austin Wales. “Last year, he managed to complete every beginning, and he did not miss the beginning. If he was able to repeat this to us, give us length, go out there and start quality, it will be huge for us.”
