According to Reds.com, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman pitched 2 scoreless innings in his spring training debut today vs. the Royals.
His debut consisted of 3 strikeouts which included 26 pitches thrown, 15 of them for strikes. And according to scouts in attendance, Chapman did reach 100 mph on at least one pitch. The Reds radar clocked him as high as 99 mph.
This is great news for a player whose only down-side has been a reputation of not having the best control. With the Reds 5th spot in the rotation being up for grabs, I would say we could be seeing a lot more of Chapman in a Reds uniform, regardless of how premature it might be.
We do have to take this with a grain of salt, however. They were playing the Royals. And it is only spring training. And it was only 2 innings.
But f**k it, I’m excited!
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I actually heard that he got as high as 102 mph on one scouts radar!! 5th spot is in the bag!!!
even if he has a decent spring training he will do better than micah owings did last year … go ahead and mark him in that final rotation spot
1 harang
2 arroyo
3 cueto = not too shabby
4 bailey
5 chapman