Imagine this, now pitching for your Houston Astros, ‘Ace’ Ventura. Ever since Yordano Ventura made his debut, I referred to him as “Ace.” He hit some bumps the last few years and demonstrated immaturity at times. Last year, Ventura was suspended for eight games for throwing (99 mph) at Manny Machado. The incident caused a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams. Machado served a four-game suspension for his involvement.
When Ventura first came up, he threw in the upper 90’s with his fastball, averaging 97.5 mph in 2013. Last year, he was averaging 96.