Greg Weissert’s sweeping slider can buckle hitters’ knees, but Wednesday it was his sinker that made a batter fall over while swinging.
The Yankees bullpen hopeful threw a 95 mph sinker to Cardinals outfielder Moises Gomez, and as the pitch ran in on the right-handed hitter, Gomez swung through it and fell down in one motion.“I’ve never seen anybody fall over trying to hit a fastball. … My opinion was he either kept trying to chase it in and then lost his footing or he wasn’t sure if his shin was going to make it through the swing until he lost his footing.
But the right-handed reliever only got better from there and now has a chance to make the Yankees bullpen out of camp, especially if Tommy Kahnle has to start the season on the injured list.With a closed set position that starts with his back nearly facing the plate, Weissert is an uncomfortable at-bat for opposing hitters.
Asked whether the 21-year-old shortstop could potentially make the jump to the majors out of camp despite having just 22 games of experience at Triple-A, Judge said he was not a scout. Nestor Cortes pitched three innings of live batting practice and will throw one more session before he gets into a game.
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