Fort Myers, FLA. – Richard Fitts He said his “focus focused on the great image” during this season drops after four strong games to the elderly last year.
What exactly does this mean?
“Ultimately, he tries to be a long time headline in the big leagues,” Fitts told Jetblue Park on Friday.
To help him do so, the 25-year-old right knew he had to expand his mixture. It allowed only four runs gained in 20 entries (1.74 era) in its first four great beginnings in the league.
“So I worked on throwing a two -sided fast ball this year just to lower a little of four seams,” said Fitts.
That’s not everything.
“Then also a ball of curves,” said Fitts. “So I’m throwing a few things there, seeing as it plays in spring training.”
Fitts now has up to six throws.
“My guy in MLB, the program will be quite crazy,” feded.
What is the full repertoire?
“I have a group of four seams, a change, a sweeping, a swallowing control of Giro, a curve ball. I think that’s it.”
Fitts had an impressive percentage of 32.0% of persecution in its four beginnings. It also limited the hard contact (barrel percentage of 1.4%, 33.3% hard success), the average speed of 88.5 mph).
The most impressive, entered the Yankee Stadium in his second big start of the league and launched five entries without score.
“It was a fun game for me,” said Fitts. “Just being drafted by this team and being able to play -in my second start and my first way to start, it was very good.”
Fitts was the sixth round of the Yankees in Auburn in 2021. Boston acquired it at the Alex Verdugo trade on December 5, 2023.
“My fast ball veil was a little marked (in front of the Yankees,” he said.
Maintaining a great speed of quick ball is important to him. It is something that has been highlighted since it was marketed in Boston. He said he wants to have more than 95 mph. It is also something that manager Alex Cora previously emphasized in the camp.
Its fast ball had an average of 94.5 mph in its four beginnings for Boston last year. The opponents went 6 to 30 (.200) with two doubles and four simple ones against him.
He said he wants to see that his average fast ball veil increases from where he was in these four beginnings.
“I think it is still a small size and I’m not happy with that,” said Fitts. “I want it to be better. But I don’t think I will ever bother to throw a quick ball in the big leagues. I am happy to be able to throw the big leagues and take off the boys. “”
The Fitts Baseball page does not list a change last year, but said that some thought that this was a fast divided finger ball.
Changed the movement profile of its change during last season.
“I continued a little the tendency of a foot change,” said Fitts. “I started playing -last year. It is where it is basically the change. Right now, many boys throw it in the league.
“So I started launching it and I started to be almost like a divisor movement,” said Fitts. “Because I think this is what people said to emissions and things.”
Surely, he wants to be a big league owner for a long time, but he is now ready to do anything.
“I left bonds (launch coach Andrew Bailey) and everyone knows that I want to do everything I can to be in the big leagues and help us to win games,” he said. “Ultimately, I think winning comes first. And if I’m waiting for my opportunity to start, that’s what I’m happy to do. And every day I have the opportunity to play the big leagues is a good day. And if this is sitting farther from the home plate in my bag waiting for my opportunity, I will do what I can. “”
Accredited the capturer Connor Wong For much of its success last year.
“I think a lot has to do with Wong behind the dish,” said Fitts. “I went in and I can do some Scouting reports in Triple A but I know nothing about these beaters than to see -in Espn and MLB Network. I went in the first day and Wong took care of Mi and basically said, “This is what I have for you” and we went to roll with him. of games and I trust it fully. “
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