“Competition with young guys or veteran guys makes you a little bit better, a little bit sharper.” The addition of Clay Buchholz gives the BlueJays just a bit more to think about. (bnicholsonsmith)
While most pitchers would be thrilled to see their fastball clocked a couple miles per hour faster than normal, that wasn’t Borucki’s reaction on Thursday. He sat around 94-95 m.p.h. in his second start of the spring, but still surrendered five runs to the Phillies.
“That might be a thing that I don’t want” Borucki said. “I feel like I’m best when I’m throwing 90-92 and I can let my sink work. I feel like the harder I throw, the flatter the ball gets and that’s just not how I pitch. I want to be able to keep the ball on the ground and let the defence work.” Borucki pitched two innings Thursday, walking three while striking out one. He averaged 91.5 m.p.h. as a rookie in 2018, when he posted a 3.87 ERA in 17 starts.
“I feel like as my body gets more reps and I get a little more tired, that’s when my sink is there and I’m spotting up the ball,” he said.The Blue Jays’ bullpen now looks more crowded with the addition of Norris, but Rule 5 pick Elvis Luciano continues pitching well enough to intrigue Atkins. The 19-year-old struck out two in his most recent outing, a scoreless inning against the Pirates Wednesday.
“He has the stuff and he has the ability,” Atkins said. “What will determine his ability to impact our major-league team is his heartbeat, and when I say heartbeat it’s not just that, but how he handles the expectation, the pressure, the actual execution as that pressure intensifies. It will only get greater.”The Blue Jays are pleased with Sanchez’s progress so far this spring and will be looking to see how well he commands the ball in his first outings of the spring. “He looks great physically.
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