Only two years ago, Deivi García and Clarke Schmidt were heralded as the future of the Yankees starting rotation, making up two-thirds of the team’s top-three prospects. And while the former has faded into obscurity in the minors, Schmidt is knocking on the door of a permanent major league role. Though for now that role appears to be as a multi-inning reliever, Schmidt’s growth in certain areas put him on track to perhaps one day be a starter for the Bombers.
One such change that I’ll be exploring today involves the shape of his breaking pitches.