Carlos Lagrange dazzles again for Yankees after Luis Gil grinds through spring outing
NY Post
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Some pitchers, like Luis Gil, build their velocity up incrementally over the course of the spring.
Others, like Carlos Lagrange, come out firing and do not let up — at least not yet for the Yankees’ top pitching prospect.
Lagrange continued to dazzle in his second Grapefruit League outing Friday, piggybacking Gil and tossing three shutout innings against a Twins lineup filled with mostly regulars while averaging 100.1 mph on his fastball.
The 22-year-old generated some ugly looking swings (or check swings) from the Twins, racking up nine whiffs and four strikeouts on 41 pitches before having to go to the bullpen to throw more because he was so efficient.
“The thing I’ve been pleased with with Carlos is, obviously, the stuff jumps out at you, the big fastball and the slider/changeup are really good pitches for him, but the strike throwing’s been there,” manager Aaron Boone said after a 17-5 win at Hammond Stadium.
“If he’s doing that, it gets exciting.”
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