Ryan Borucki and Nate Pearson entered summer camp with different things to prove. And both are succeeding so far. (ArdenZwelling)
TORONTO — As they race through an accelerated build-up to a condensed regular season, theare weighing plenty of options for their pitching staff. That’s good because they’ll need them. Some pitchers won’t be fully stretched out when the season begins. Others will inevitably be lost to injury. Some will suffer poor performance and be called upon less as managers face consequential games right from the jump. It’s why teams will carry 30 players on opening day.
Borucki went three scoreless innings during Saturday’s intrasquad game, getting plenty of soft contact and groundballs from Blue Jays hitters. As a pitcher who relies on late movement, the groundballs were encouraging. But the best sign for Borucki was how he incorporated his new cutter, which he’s added to his repertoire in place of the slider he’s featured in previous seasons.
Borucki threw his slider around 18 per cent of the time in 2018, when he pitched to a 3.87 ERA over 17 big-league starts. It remains to be seen whether he’ll feature the new cutter at a similar clip going forward or lean more on his fastball and change-up. One thing we do know is that, as the pulling motion he makes throwing it puts added stress on his elbow.
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