![]() Those situations could end up capping Holmes’ overall seasonal save total, however with the Yankees expected to win a lot of games this season, as long as Holmes is able to hold on to the closers gig, he'll get plenty of save opportunities. Wandy Peralta and Michael King had better numbers against left-handed batters than Holmes did last season and when Jonathan Loaisiga is fully healthy, he has the makings of a top closer. They have plenty of capable arms in their bullpen. The Yankees may also choose to limit his overall usage in order to avoid having his body breakdown the way it did last season. Yankees manager Aaron Boone has suggested that he may occasionally use Holmes in matchup based high leverage non-save situations. With pitchLogic providing data and recommendations relating to his arm slot position when throwing his sinker, Holmes is hoping to learn how to relieve some of the stress on his shoulder and maintain his arm strength for a full season. Holmes used pitchLogic when he was a Pittsburgh Pirate and he found it very useful. The data delivered by the pitchLogic technology includes but is not limited to, information related to pitch speed, movement and spin rate. After taking some time to physically recover from the grueling 2022 season, Holmes began utilizing smart baseballs from pitchLogic whose technology provides instant personalized feedback on his pitches. ![]() Holmes is keenly aware of how important controlling his sinker is to his overall performance. If Holmes can rein it in, limit the number of walks he issues, and coax opposing batters to chase it, he could potentially be one of the best closers in the game. ![]() Holmes will open the 2023 season as the Yankees’ closer, but his success will be linked to his sinker. He pitched much better (3.07 ERA in his final 13 games) after being reinstated, but he was nowhere close to matching his early season brilliance. 267 BAA and his overall BB/9 and WHIP climbed to 5.26 and 1.48, respectively.Īn August stint on the IL due to back spasms added to his second half woes. His sinker wasn’t generating swings and misses like it had earlier in the season. In Holmes’ final 25 regular season games he saved four games and blew four other save opportunities. His sinker suddenly betrayed him, and it stunk the better part of the second half of his season. Shortly thereafter, Holmes’ season began to unravel. Holmes converted 16 of his first 17 save opportunities and held seven games during that time span. Holmes’ early season dominance helped him to quickly wrestle the Yankees’ closers job away from slumping Aroldis Chapman.
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