After Matt DeSalvo's disastrous outing last night, he was given a one-way ticket to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the short bus. Say hi to Angela for us, Matty.
Since the Yankees have been forced to start seven rookie pitchers this year, let's take a look and see if the kids are alright, at least in the big leagues.
Matt DeSalvo (age 26): 1-3, 23 IP, 6K, 5.87 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 73 ERA+
Tyler Clippard (22): 2-1, 15 IP, 10 K, 4.20 ERA, 1.40 ERA, 101 ERA+
Chase Wright (24): 1-0, 8 IP, 6 K, 7.88 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 54 ERA+
Phil Hughes (21): 1-1, 10.2 IP, 11K, 3.38 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 126 ERA+
Jeff Karstens (24): 0-1, 4.1 IP, 1 K, 14.54 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, 29 ERA+
Darrell Rasner (26): 1-3, 24.7 IP, 11 K, 4.01 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 106 ERA+
Kei Igawa (27): 2-1, 30.2 IP, 21 K, 7.63 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 56 ERA+
Yecch. The seven deadly sins. Due to small sample sizes, there's a not a ton we can glean from those stats, except that Matt DeSalvo is clearly not a big-league pitcher. Hughes's brief and tantalizing performance reinforced what scouts have told us about him. Clippard is still an unknown. Karstens and Rasner are #5 starters or swingmen at best.
The Yankees better hope their next generation of young arms turns out better than this crew. Incidentally, Kei Igawa has thrown 21 innings for the Class A Tampa Yankees, and has posted 21 K, 6 BB, and a 3.43 ERA.
