Previous to this previous week, there didn’t appear to be a lot of a problem with Jose Trevino’s protection.
Baserunners had swiped 19 bases with Trevino behind the plate and he’d thrown out 9.
Then got here Sunday’s sport in Boston when the Pink Sox ran roughshod over Trevino, Marcus Stroman and the Yankees, stealing 9 bases, with just one caught.
And that was adopted up by Baltimore’s 4 stolen bases — in opposition to no caught steals — in Trevino’s subsequent begin Wednesday.
The storm appeared to move Thursday because the aggressive Orioles swiped just one bag, with Trevino catching.
Nonetheless, the highlight stays on Trevino because the Yankees attempt to reduce down on that a part of the sport, with a highlight on Trevino’s diminished arm pace.
And catching coordinator Tanner Swanson mentioned Friday he’s conscious of the scrutiny.
“It definitely acquired consideration,” Swanson mentioned of Boston’s record-setting efficiency Sunday. “Will it affect groups’ conduct going ahead? Perhaps within the brief time period, however I believe it is going to stability itself out. We’re not overly involved, however we’re not ignoring it.”
Swanson pointed to the truth that since Trevino is getting back from wrist surgical procedure, he’s nonetheless getting his mechanics again.
“His arm energy has returned — it’s there — however by means of that course of, he tried to compensate in several methods,” Swanson mentioned of why Trevino is having much less success than he did in 2022. “We need to get him to the place he was in ’22. He could be an elite thrower as a result of he’s extraordinarily fast together with his trade.”
In opposition to the Orioles on Wednesday, when Baltimore stole 4 instances, Swanson mentioned Trevino put up three of his hardest throws of the season.
However as a result of he was centered on velocity, his trade in getting the ball from the glove to his hand wasn’t as sharp as common.
“It got here on the expense of slowing the trade,” Swanson mentioned. “There are going to be overcorrections.”
Whereas Trevino continues to return to type — and the pitching workers seems to enhance holding runners on — Trevino and Austin Wells have among the many worst numbers within the majors on the subject of stopping stolen bases.
General, although, the tandem nonetheless has among the many finest superior metrics within the majors on the subject of defensive runs saved and pitch framing.
And even with their current points with steals, the Yankees entered Friday in the course of the pack, having allowed 55 stolen bases, Seventeenth-most within the league.
“The tip aim is protecting guys from taking off within the first place since runners have plenty of success with among the new disengagement guidelines,” Swanson mentioned. “So we’re engaged on the stability of getting the ball all the way down to second as quick as potential and ensuring they don’t go usually.”
