Yankees Prospect Has Ridiculous Opening Weekend Stat After Questionable Demotion
The New York Yankees didn’t make an easy call when they sent Carlos Lagrange down to Triple-A, and that was very obvious at the time. Speaking after sending him to the minors, skipper Aaron Boone even said that he made it a tough decision. “He made it a difficult decision,” Boone said , per MLB.
com. “Coming into this, I wouldn’t have even thought there was a decision. He’s definitely got everyone’s attention.
I love where he’s at. I would not be surprised if he is impacting us early, middle, later part of the season. “I can just tell you, we’re all very excited about his continued development and what we think he could mean to our team at some point.
” Now, it didn’t take long for him to start turning heads already, as Lagrange’s fastball was on full display during opening weekend in Triple-A. During Triple-A Opening Weekend, Lagrange recorded the fastest pitch at 101. 3 MPH.
Velocity doesn’t automatically make someone a big leaguer, but throwing 100-plus MPH with good stuff typically gets guys to the show at some point. “Fastest pitch during Triple-A opening weekend? Yankees' Lagrange at 101.