Wang, who finished second in Cy Young voting in 2006, hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since an uninspiring 7.67 ERA in 27 innings with Toronto in 2013. Last season, the Taiwan-born Wang scuffled through AAA stints with Atlanta and Seattle for a 6-11, 5.88 ERA.
His fastball was hitting a mere 88-89 mph on the radar gun.
But, somehow, Wang is dialing up the heat like he did 10 years ago before the 2009 foot injury that wrecked his mechanics. A pair of interesting articles on Fangraphs.com and Royals Review detail how pitching guru Ron Wolforth rebuilt Wang’s fastball in his facility in Texas.