Aroldis Chapman’s Achilles was not the only thing the Yankees hoped to clean up during his time on the injured list.
The left-handed reliever was activated off the IL on Friday, after a stay of five-plus weeks to treat left Achilles tendinitis he had been dealing with. But the Yankees also used that time to focus on Chapman’s delivery, which had gotten a little out of sync and may have led to some of the struggles he had before he was sidelined.
“That’s the key is really owning his delivery so that first and foremost, he can command his heater.” — Clay Holmes, who had already begun to emerge as a back-end threat before Chapman got injured, seamlessly took over as closer in his absence — a better version of the lefty would still be an important weapon for the Yankees’ bullpen.
Pitching coach Matt Blake said recently there were “some little things that were starting to creep into [Chapman’s] delivery” that could have been affecting his command and velocity. Chapman had an average fastball velocity of 97.1 mph this season, down from 98.5 mph in 2021. Blake said Friday that Chapman’s delivery was “getting more consistent” with increased reps, but that testing it in a real game would be the next challenge.
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