One of many filthiest pitchers within the sport by way of practically three weeks of the common season was among the many least efficient pitchers by way of a couple of month of the Grapefruit League season.
“You’ll be able to search for my numbers in spring coaching,” Fernando Cruz stated with fun earlier than the Yankees performed the Royals in The Bronx on Tuesday. “They had been ridiculous.”
These numbers: 9 runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in 6 ¹/₃ innings wherein he gave up three homers with a 1.89 WHIP.
His 11 strikeouts mirrored the caliber of stuff, however outcomes throughout his exhibition season had been notably meaningless.
