{"id":433590,"date":"2023-08-22T19:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=433590"},"modified":"2023-08-22T19:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:11:25","slug":"carlos-rodon-set-to-return-against-nationals-al-scout-gives-his-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/carlos-rodon-set-to-return-against-nationals-al-scout-gives-his-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Rod\u00f3n Set To Return Against Nationals, AL Scout Gives His Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\"> New York Yankees<\/a> have decided on their likely pitchers for this week&#8217;s home series against the Washington Nationals and are getting ready for starter Carlos Rod\u00f3n to make a comeback.<\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Rod\u00f3n Set To Return Against Nationals, AL Scout Gives His Take<\/h2>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s game is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Eastern time, with Tuesday and Wednesday&#8217;s games beginning at 7:05 p.m. After that game, the Yankees go to Tampa to play the Rays in a three-game series.<\/p>\n<p>The lefty was given a six-year, $162 million contract this summer with the expectation that he will work as part of a 1-2 punch with ace Gerrit Cole. It didn&#8217;t take place. Rodon, who made his debut with the Chicago White Sox before pitching for the San Francisco Giants last season, has struggled with both injuries and inefficiency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prior to tonight\u2019s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Reinstated LHP Carlos Rod\u00f3n (#55) from the 15-day injured list.<br \/>\u2022Recalled INF Oswald Peraza (#91) and OF Everson Pereira (#80) from Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre.<br \/>\u2022Designated OF Greg Allen for assignment.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YankeesPR\/status\/1694042371397124311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rodon had suffered with a forearm issue during spring training, missed a significant amount of the season to begin it, and recently injured his hamstring. He&#8217;s now prepared to make his first start since that incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>According to MLB.com, Rod\u00f3n is expected to start the game on Tuesday. With a left hamstring injury, he was put on the 15-day disabled list on August 7 and is qualified to return on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 my play of the day \ud83d\udd25 <br \/> Under &#8211; 6 k\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s had a bad season this year <\/p>\n<p>4-5-1 in the last 10 games over 6 strikeouts <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s coming off an injury <\/p>\n<p>Yankees are on a 8 game losing streak <\/p>\n<p>Carlos rod\u00f3n avg 4 k\u2019s @ home <br \/>5 , 5 , 4 , 2 <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s @ 5.5 other books<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrizePicks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrizePicks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mlb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mlb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aWCy1Wsv0f\">pic.twitter.com\/aWCy1Wsv0f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PRESSURE PICKS (@moe_pressur3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moe_pressur3\/status\/1693973013459317012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The substance of Rodon hasn&#8217;t been as poor as his stats would suggest, according to one AL scout, but he hasn&#8217;t come close to matching last year&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a combination of the health stuff early on and the new environment and the expectations, but he\u2019s just been off,\u2019\u2019 the scout said, referencing Rodon\u2019s forearm strain and back stiffness that plagued him in the spring. \u201cThe put-away stuff hasn\u2019t been there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carlos Rod\u00f3n will take the mound Game 1 against the Nationals.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MontefioreNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MontefioreNYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZWzMmyo3Aj\">pic.twitter.com\/ZWzMmyo3Aj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; YES Network (@YESNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YESNetwork\/status\/1694025712510939485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday will mark Rodon&#8217;s return to action following his most recent absence due to injury, this time a left hamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>When he last pitched on August 6, he had an injury that caused him to leave a poor outing in the third inning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Gausman: 4.4 fWar<\/p>\n<p>Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rod\u00f3n, Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino and Frankie Montas combined: 2.9 fWar <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jvn1U6X7bB\">pic.twitter.com\/Jvn1U6X7bB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nick (@splitteraces) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/splitteraces\/status\/1691823982155075635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The last time Rodon pitched he exited early, after experiencing a hamstring injury. Speaking to a Post reporter last month, Rodon said, \u201cYou can tell that this year, it\u2019s different. The hitters are hunting me, they\u2019re hunting my strengths and what I do best, and they\u2019re doing damage. I fall behind in counts, they\u2019re sitting fastballs, I throw fastballs. They know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carlos Rodon will start on Tuesday against the Nationals<\/p>\n<p>Luis Severino will start on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uayp6SyFU2\">pic.twitter.com\/uayp6SyFU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Posts (@YankeesPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YankeesPosts\/status\/1692631003330994635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Rodon&#8217;s slider hasn&#8217;t been very accurate, statistics indicate he&#8217;s also had some terrible luck when throwing it. But his fastball has been the main reason for his lack of success.<\/p>\n<p>After being among the finest in the game in recent seasons, Rodon&#8217;s 4-seamer has become utterly hittable now in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Titans\u2019 Caleb Farley\u2019s Father Died In A Blast At Their Family Lake House\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/titans-caleb-farleys-father-died-in-a-blast-at-their-family-lake-house\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Titans\u2019 Caleb Farley\u2019s Father Died In A Blast At Their Family Lake House<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have decided on their likely pitchers for this week&#8217;s home series against the Washington Nationals and are getting ready for starter Carlos Rod\u00f3n to make a comeback. Carlos Rod\u00f3n Set To Return Against Nationals, AL Scout Gives His Take Thursday&#8217;s game is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Eastern time, with Tuesday and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":428044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,117],"tags":[348,8057,13817,3265,2221,13818],"class_list":["post-433590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-new-york-yankees","tag-carlos-rodon","tag-carlos-rodon-injured","tag-carlos-rodon-return","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news","tag-yankees-rodon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}