Fansided · Apr 13, 2016
Royals Chien-Ming Wang Velocity Declines From Spring
Royals 36-year-old reliever Chien-Ming Wang defied long odds to make the roster this spring, driven by his five mph jump in fastball velocity. The heat has cooled a bit in his early appearances during the regular season.
Wang’s increased velocity was the feel-good story this spring in Surprise, Arizona. The former Yankee ace (and Cy Young runner-up in 2006) hadn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2013, largely due to going from a guy with a power sinker to a soft tosser that could barely break 89 on the radar gun.