David Carpenter has been tantalizing Yankees fans this season. Coming off of successful seasons in Atlanta in which he posted 1.78 and 3.54 ERAs in 2013 and 2014, respectively, the righty reliever hasn’t lived up to expectations, to say the least. He’s posted a 5.00 ERA in 18 innings so far—and that doesn’t even take into consideration the bases-loaded walk Carpenter allowed on Thursday night against Oakland. All of this begs the question: what exactly is wrong with David Carpenter?
Carpenter’s stuff doesn’t seem to have declined. He is throwing slower than last year, but only slightly so—96.