Nathan Eovaldi is throwing his slider about five miles per hour faster than he did last year. How can this adjustment help him going forward?
It was the same old story for Nathan Eovaldi during his first start of the 2016 season. The Texas native might have been out of his element in the chilly New York weather, but Eovaldi was unable to put Astros hitters away. Due to a frustrating amount of two strike foul balls, Eovaldi had to be lifted after five innings and 94 pitches. (Here is the box score from that game.