Clarke Schmidt To Make Grapefruit League Debut On Tuesday
18 seconds agoNew York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt (back) is set to make his Grapefruit League debut on Tuesday against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees have been slow-playing Schmidt in spring training due to a minor back injury, but as long as he avoids any setbacks once he gets into game action, he'll have a shot to be part of New York's Opening Day starting rotation. The Yankees need the 29-year-old even more now, too, with the possibility that ace Gerrit Cole (elbow) needs season-ending Tommy John surgery. If he's good to go by the start of the regular season, Schmidt's first start of the year could be on April 3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. If not for a right-lat strain that caused him to miss three months in 2024, Schmidt could have easily had a breakout campaign in the Bronx. He mixes his pitches well and induces a lot of weak contact. Schmidt is a nice deep-league target for rotation depth.
Source: New York Daily News - Gary Phillips
Source: New York Daily News - Gary Phillips
