Bits on Pitching

Jose Contreras is throwing well with new arm angle. His fastball was clocked between 91 and 93 MPH on Tuesday. We’re now expecting a comeback season for Jose.

Ryan Dempster threw an impressive 3 innings, he attacked hitters by throwing strikes.

Japanese import Hiroki Kuroda pitched decently in his second start of the spring, he did get into some trouble after allowing a hit and two walks to open the 2nd frame. Like many imports, his pitches are deceiving, so he’ll certainly have the upper hand early on.

Jesse Litsch who is attempting to secure a #5 slot for the Jays, struggled a bit in his 2 innings of work against the Yankees. Although he only gave up 3 hits in 2 Innings, it took him an suboptimal 44 pitches.

So much for Anthony Reyes impressive start last week, yesterday he was lit up by the Orioles to the tune of 6 hits and 4 runs over just 2 innings. He needed 60 pitches to get through the 2nd frame!