More information on the Bleich debut as promised. It has been released that this start was a tuneup for the newest Yankee preparing him to start in the playoffs. This is how the Yankees treated 2006 1st Round Pick Ian Kennedy, who like Bleich signed on deadline day.
It has also been released that Bleich threw 47 pitches in the 3 innings he pitched, which means he threw an average of 15 pitches an inning. Not a bad statistic for a debut, eventually the Yankees would like Bleich to sit around 10-12 pitches an inning, so not too far off.
In terms of his pitching, the 1st inning Bleich experienced some command issues hitting a batter, giving up a HR and then a double, but then took care of the next 8 hitters he faced.
His fastball was consistantly hitting the upper 80's - from around 88 all the way to the low 90's around 91-92.
His curveball was sitting in the mid to upper 70's - 75 to 79 range. That's pretty solid for a curveball, especially considering Bleich's development level. Curveballs are typically thrown at this speed or a little faster.
Assuming his next start is in the playoffs, look for Bleich to go around 5 innings possibly 6, with the pitching staff trying to keep him below 80 pitches.
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