Blackburn is fighting start in the second spring training session

Paul Blackburn Through his first inning of spring training against the Marlins on Wednesday, he was recorded three outs in seven parking spaces. Four days later it was a different story, against a much more discouraged line -up by Red Sox.

Blackburn gave up four runs, including a double double with the bases that are loaded Masataka Yoshida In his first framework. Blackburn fought to the point where after 23 parking spaces and only one outPresent He was pulled. Once reliever Douglas Orellana Blackburn cleaned up his chaos and stepped back into the ball game, which often occurs in spring so that pitchers get their work and not to override them in a certain inning, so as not to overlook them. In the second inning he pulled the site back.

After Blackburn strike against the Marlins, he threw 17 blows and 15 balls to Boston. He climbed behind 2-0 Alex Bregman With nobody and one in the first before the team's latest Free Agent Acquisition, a single hit. Then he went Triston Casas. With runners on the base and in a certain danger, Blackburn gave up a single and the soil rule twiceboth in first placePresent To Trevor history and yoshida.

“Sinker was a pitch that I worked on To, Today I just couldn't control it, ”Blackburn told the media after I had ended his trip. I feel like (Francisco Alvarez) And I spoke between Innings after the first and made a little adaptation in relation to the facility and the place, and I have the feeling that it was better in the second inning. “

Blackburn, a sink that threw a career low in 13.6% of cases in 2024. It was also the least effective pitch in his arsenal. Blackburn's sinker held a running value of negative seven and Hitters .478 against the bitch (.344 XBA) and beat .674 (.475 XSLG). Accordingly Baseball SavantThe Fastball Run value of Blackburn in 2024 was -16 (the second percentile). However, his offspeed and breaking run was both three (84th percentile for offspeed and 71. Percentile for breaking).

Blackburn's manager agreed that it was a mixed bag and his performance “okay“.

“They brought him to the first inning in which he was behind the thugs,” said Carlos Mendoza. “It was nice to see how he went out there for a second inning, to make second adjustments, and he was much better.”

Mendoza also emphasized that he has expired from a “freak injury”, Blackburn, Experience A spinal fluid leak in his back last September is glad that he hurls healthy

“The fact that he is out there are currently no worries about results,” said Mendoza, “it's more about feeling physically good and then working on his parking spaces.”

Fringed starter like Blackburn, Tylor Megill And Griffin Canning Must let the start count every spring. With both Frankie Montas And Sean Manaea It is expected that the season on the injured list will begin to win two places in the rotation.