'It’s a feeling I’m not used to. It’s a lot different for me. But so far, so good.” Not long ago, BlueJays' Ryan Borucki was a young and promising starter. Now he's finding his way as a high-leverage bullpen weapon. (via ArdenZwelling)
“I’m so happy for him. He’s worked so hard and has had some unfortunate health hurdles that he’s overcome,” Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says. “He’s been dominant against everyone that he’s faced. He’s really fared well. A lot of swing and miss. And the power to his fastball — it doesn’t happen for everyone when you put them into a bullpen role and the stuff ticks up a bit. But it has certainly happened for him.
“Mentality-wise, [the bullpen] is way different for me. I’m more of a finesse pitcher as a starter, trying to get ground balls,” Borucki says. “Now, I’m coming in with my best stuff right from the get-go. It’s a completely different feeling.” But by 2018 he’d been hit around to the tune of a 5.48 ERA over his first 19 MLB starts, designated for assignment by Washington, and acquired by the New York Yankees, who converted him to a full-time bullpen role. He pitched mostly when the Yankees were trailing or leading with a significant cushion, using the durability he’d built up as a starter to help chew up innings.
In the Blue Jays’ bullpen, Cole is surrounded by young pitchers going through the same thing. Borucki, Kay, Hatch, and Jordan Romano are all one-time starters now making the transition — some temporarily, some permanently.Get the best of our Blue Jays coverage and exclusives delivered directly to your inbox!, and it’s clear he’s in a high-leverage role for good. Hatch and Kay are staying relatively stretched out, lest the team run into rotation trouble later this summer.
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