One of many filthiest pitchers within the recreation by almost three weeks of the common season was among the many least efficient pitchers by a couple of month of the Grapefruit League season.
“You can look up my numbers in spring training,” Fernando Cruz mentioned with amusing earlier than the Yankees performed the Royals in The Bronx on Tuesday. “They were ridiculous.”
These numbers: 9 runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in 6 ¹/₃ innings by which he gave up three homers with a 1.89 WHIP.
His 11 strikeouts mirrored the caliber of stuff, however outcomes throughout his exhibition season had been notably meaningless.
