Ricky Tiedemann left his outing tonight with triple-A Buffalo after one inning due to left forearm tightness. He threw 27 pitches, allowing a run on a hit and three walks with one K. Fastball sat 93.7, topped out at 95.
Ricky Tiedemann struggled with command in his latest start, pulled due to “left forearm tightness”
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Jul 10, 2024, 20:31 EDTUpdated: Jul 10, 2024, 21:03 EDT
Ricky Tiedemann returned from his rehab assignment, and didn’t have a great outing.
On Wednesday, the Blue Jays activated their top prospect off the 7-day Injured List, returning to Triple-A to pitch for the Buffalo Bisons. The 21-year-old had success in the four rehab appearances, finishing with a 4.32 ERA and a 2.76 FIP in 8.1 innings pitched, along with a 47.1 K% and an 11.8 BB% between the Florida Complex League and Single-A.
Well, his first outing since April 11 didn’t go all that well, as he finished with a line of 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K. Let’s take a look at what happened, as well as a deeper dive into the stats.
Tiedemann threw a strike to the first batter he faced, Weston Wilson, before throwing four straight balls for a walk. Wilson was moved to second thanks to a ground out, before Tiedemann got his second out thanks to a flyout.
After that though, he struggled with his command. Tiedemann walked former Blue Jay prospect Nick Podkul on four pitches, before Jim Haley singled in Wilson to tack an earned run on Tiedemann’s line. The young left-handed pitcher then walked another batter, as another former Blue Jay prospect, Cal Stevenson, walked on six pitches.
Thankfully, he was able to get Scott Kingery to strike out, ending the inning. In the process, Tiedemann threw 27 pitches, only 12 of which were for strikes.
Of the 27 pitches he threw, Tiedemann threw 17 fastballs, averaging 93.7 mph and maxing out at 95. This is down a tick or two from where he usually is, which is a bit of a cause for concern. However, he did generate four whiffs on eight total swings, with two swings on five total swings with the fastball, one swing with the sweeper on two total swings, and a whiff on the only swing with the changeup.
Update: Tiedemann left Wednesday’s game due to left forearm tightness, according to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi. Last season, he missed parts of the season due to a left bicep injury, and this season he missed around two months thanks to an elbow injury. This isn’t great news, but let’s hope it’s nothing serious.
Hopefully, this is just a precautionary move and Tiedemann is alright to make his next start. After pitching a 2022 season in good health, the past two seasons have somewhat derailed thanks to injury and control problems.
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