(Here it comes. The heater. I dare ya. Courtesy of The AP)
Seriously, a changeup?? What is that? Who's even heard of a pitch like that? Pineda must be some kind of mystical wizard out there on the mound to be able to throw a pitch like that because EVERYBODY was talking about it.
“I think he’ll be fearless with it." - Larry Rothschild
"I’m not surprised because when I caught him in the pen, he had a good idea of it." - Russell Martin
“You like that attitude. You want a guy that’s willing to work at something and try to get better ... " - Joe Girardi
In all seriousness, yesterday was about as good a meaningless Spring Training debut as you could hope for from Pineda. His fastball was mostly low-90s, not quite up to its usual heat level, but he threw it for strikes and got swings and misses with it. He also threw his slider some, and he did throw the changeup a few times, getting a strikeout of Shane Victorino on it and getting another out with it. Spring Training is the time to work on stuff and Pineda has been doing just that. The more he throws the change and works it into a usable pitch, the more dangerous he's going to be once the regular season starts.
Quotes courtesy of Chad at LoHud
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