Although Darrell Rasner has struggled to maintain his early-season success, the Yankees starter believes that he may have discovered the root of his recent problems on the mound.
Rasner said that playing catch in recent days, he learned that there was something wrong with his mechanics. Now, having made the proper adjustments -- shortening his pitching motion -- he believes he should have better command of his pitches.
"I was playing with it a little [on Thursday], and playing catch, [the ball] was coming out of my hand [the right way]," Rasner said. "It's been a while since it's come out of my hand right. I feel like I made some ground.
"The ball coming out of the hand is everything to me," Rasner continued. "It's not going to show up on the radar gun. It's not that, but when it comes out of my hand right, it has a little more life and a little more depth. That's what I'm looking for."
For some reason I think I've heard something like this from Rasner before. I remember him saying he worked on some things during the week and he made some adjustments. I think it was before the start in Pittsburgh when he got bombed. Whatever he claimed he fixed didn't help him on that day.
Anyway I hope this time he really has corrected his problems and can give the Yankees a good start.
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