Chad Green’s minor league demotion seems to have really done him some good. Since returning to the big leagues on May 12th, he’s thrown 17 innings to the tune of a 2.65 ERA and has 26 strikeouts to boot. The Yankees are 12-1 in the games he’s pitched and 6-0 in games he’s opened.
In large part, the return of his fastball velocity and command has propelled his resurgence. Green’s fastball is better in every conceivable way than it was before his demotion. His average fastball velocity was 94.8 mph, prior but now it sits 96.