Patrick Corbin left the cutter to Marlins outfielder Griffin Conine. Griffin Conine, a 2018 second-round pick, has worked his way up to Triple-A in Miami’s system but has yet to reach the majors. Conine hit a come-from-behind two-run homer. The Nationals left-handed pitcher started four innings last week with 47 pitches and 37 strikes, including an RBI in the third inning.
Corbin said he was out of position on that particular pitch, but overall he was happy with the cutter as he has worked hard to add one this spring.
“I think I like it,” Corbin said of his new pitch. Quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blanco.
“Today’s home run was right up the middle. I don’t know that batter very well, but I might have wished it was a little farther out. But it happens sometimes. Other than that, every pitch was exactly where I wanted it to be. I think I have. I’ve had some success with the cutter so far this camp, so I’m looking forward to using it.”
His manager said he was happy Corbin started four games this spring (Who won 10 K in 8? 2⁄3 IP before yesterday’s start) had yet to walk anyone in Grapefruit League action.
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“It’s great,” Martinez said of Corbin’s ability to pound the zone and throw strikes.
“He’s starting to get the cutter, changeup and fastball combination. It’s looking good.”
“Just staying ahead with quality pitching and getting into swing mode,” Corbin said of his early success as he prepares to enter the final year of his six-year/$140 million contract with DC. Ta.
“Hit a few ground balls and some easy fly balls. I think when you throw a strike, you force a swing, so you can mix things up. I had a good mix of sliders and cutters and fastballs. And change early. I threw an up. So it’s a good combination of everything.”
Corbin, the starting No. 5, got off to a tough start, giving up two runs on 29 pitches in the bottom of the first inning and walking for the first time this spring, and was able to throw up to 52 pitches in the second inning. He gave up a two-out hit, his second walk, and an RBI single to score his third.
After hitting a two-out single in the third inning and getting two outs in the fourth, Corbin threw 74 pitches to his arm, 45 of which were strikes, three earned runs allowed, two walks allowed, and was in the game that day. is over. He earned six Ks from the 18 batters he faced, “four of which came with his newly developed cutter.” As MASN’s Mark Zuckerman pointed out in a report: The game was played at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
“Obviously we hope for a good result,” Corbin said, as quoted by MASNsports.com. “The first inning, to throw, 30 pitches? – It’s not ideal. But that’s going to happen at some point in the season. It’s not what you’re going to do, but sometimes, how do you bounce back from that? Please try it.”
“All the balls that were hit really hard were going up,” the coach said, before reiterating the message he’s been giving Corbin, who has struggled since 2019.
“What we always talk to him about is that when he’s down, he’s very capable. That’s where his pitch count went up. … He knows that downs are good for him. You need to understand.”
Corbin threw a lot of sliders that day, throwing them 36 percent of the time, sinkers 23 percent, cutters 22 percent, fastballs 14 percent and changeups 5 percent.
Also:
Before Monday’s game, the Nationals announced their first list of roster cuts of the spring.
Here are today’s roster moves:
Options to Triple-A Rochester:
-RHP Joan Adon
-RHP Cole Henry
-LHP DJ Hearts
-LHP Mitchell Parker
-RHP Amos Willingham
-INF/OF Jake Al
Reassigned to minor league camp:
-OF Travis Blankenhorn
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MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato has an interesting story. Monday will introduce three of the Triple-A designated pitchers that fans should keep an eye on this season and this Friday’s Spring Breakout game.
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Luis Garcia made back-to-back errors in Saturday’s play and threw one away (slow MASN’s Bobby Blanco is said to be “too casual”) He then missed a catch at second base for a possible double play, which manager Davey Martinez said after the game was unacceptable.
“That can’t happen,” Martinez said.
“We talked to him about it. We’ve got to get beyond that with him now. I mean, like I said, he’s not a rookie. He’s been in this for a while. We’re in a league. That can’t happen. If we’re going to compete and do what we want to do, he’s got to play good defense. He’s got to play good defense, You’ve got to run the bases right, you’ve got to do your job with good at-bats. So, we’ll talk about that with him tomorrow. But you can’t give up those kinds of errors.”
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On “running the bases the right way”: Garcia made a mental mistake in Sunday’s game against the Twins.
Martinez didn’t hold back either.
“That’s ridiculous. I mean, it really is.” Martinez said as quoted in MASN.
“You shouldn’t be fooled there. You know what? So I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. With no outs, we’re going to start the inning, but if he gets on base for us and (He was picked). That can’t happen. You can’t do that. But like I said, we have to move on from mistakes like that, so we can potentially We might be able to avoid an inning.”
Will this tough love approach work for a young 23-year-old, four-year veteran?
