Sunday morning road spring training games aren’t exactly the highlight of someone’s week. Veterans hate them, they often serve as just a reminder that we’re not quite at the point of real baseball, but today’s contest is a little different. After signing a 6 year, $162,000,000 contract over the winter, Carlos Rodón will get his first taste of in-game, albeit exhibition game, action as a Yankee.
Rodón is something of an anomaly among the game’s elite arms. Unlike Gerrit Cole or Aaron Nola or Justin Verlander, who regularly command 3-4 pitches, he’ll feature a fastball and slider around 90 percent of the time.