The Blue Jays face the Rays in game two of the season. Chris Bassitt is ready to start his second year with the Jays after a successful first year. Despite a slight decrease in fastball speed, Bassitt performed well and ranked 13th in home runs allowed.
Your first place Blue Jays take on the last place Rays for game two of the season this evening! After yesterday’s big win, the Jays will look to make it two in a row at the Little Trop of Horrors. First pitch today is set for 6:50 ET. Now entering year two of his three year deal, Chris Bassitt is ready to get his season underway.
His first year in blue went about was well as anyone could have hoped, as he made 33 starts and became the first pitcher since Marcus Stroman in 2017 to reach the 200 inning plateau. He won an AL-best 16 games and put up a strong 3.60 ERA, on his way to a 10th place finish in the Cy Young award voting. At 34 years old last season, Bassitt managed to hold his strikeout rate and walk rate pretty much at his career norms, despite lost over half a mph on his fastball. However, his home run rate jumped more than a quarter per 9 innings. Thanks to the uptick and the high number of innings, Bassitt ended up tied for 13th in all of baseball in home runs allowed
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