When the Yankees acquired Camilo Doval on the trade deadline, he was meant to assist supercharge their bullpen right into a weapon down the stretch.
Now it’s hard to see how The Bronx won’t be holding its breath every time Doval takes the mound for the foreseeable future.
The embattled reliever continued his struggles as a Yankee on Wednesday by giving up three runs within the eighth inning to assist contribute to a second straight bullpen meltdown within the club’s 11-1 loss to the Tigers.
Doval’s ERA ballooned to six.59 as a Yankee and he’s given up at the very least one run in nine of 16 appearances while wearing pinstripes.
“You see he flashes it. He’ll flash that swing-and-miss with the slider,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Obviously it’s an enormous arm with the cutter and the sinker.
“The strike-throwing hasn’t been great and that’s hurt him in some outings. Ensuring we’re staying on top, controlling the running game and things like that. So it’s just been kinda inconsistent for him.”
It wasn’t a lot Doval missing the strike zone that caused issues on Wednesday because it was him giving the Tigers pitches to hit.
After Spencer Torkelson singled to open the eighth inning, Doval coughed up a 409-foot homer to Riley Greene that prolonged Detroit’s result in 5-0.
Two batters later, Dillon Dingler took Doval’s slider into left field for a double and advanced to 3rd on Cody Bellinger’s error.
Doval was then pulled, but Dingler got here around to attain on Parker Meadows’ base hit off Tim Hill.
“I believe that he’s been solid and I believe that he’s convalescing, truthfully,” catcher Austin Wells said. “I believe we’re getting more comfortable working together. We got him for a reason. He’s gonna go on the market and get big outs for us. I believe he’s convalescing each time.”
The optimism, though, was a tricky sell provided that Doval — who didn’t speak to reporters postgame — hadn’t given up three earned runs since June 25, when he was still a Giant.
Of the bullpen trio that general manager Brian Cashman brought in on the trade deadline, David Bednar is the just one who has proven reliable, having taken over the closer job.
Along with Doval’s struggles, Jake Bird lasted all of three outings with the Yankees before getting demoted to the minor leagues.
Given the struggles of the bullpen at large which have plagued the Yankees currently, it appears there’s little alternative but to hope Doval — amongst others — regains his form sooner reasonably than later.
When the Yankees acquired Camilo Doval on the trade deadline, he was meant to assist supercharge their bullpen right into a weapon down the stretch.
Now it’s hard to see how The Bronx won’t be holding its breath every time Doval takes the mound for the foreseeable future.
The embattled reliever continued his struggles as a Yankee on Wednesday by giving up three runs within the eighth inning to assist contribute to a second straight bullpen meltdown within the club’s 11-1 loss to the Tigers.
Doval’s ERA ballooned to six.59 as a Yankee and he’s given up at the very least one run in nine of 16 appearances while wearing pinstripes.
“You see he flashes it. He’ll flash that swing-and-miss with the slider,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Obviously it’s an enormous arm with the cutter and the sinker.
“The strike-throwing hasn’t been great and that’s hurt him in some outings. Ensuring we’re staying on top, controlling the running game and things like that. So it’s just been kinda inconsistent for him.”
It wasn’t a lot Doval missing the strike zone that caused issues on Wednesday because it was him giving the Tigers pitches to hit.
After Spencer Torkelson singled to open the eighth inning, Doval coughed up a 409-foot homer to Riley Greene that prolonged Detroit’s result in 5-0.
Two batters later, Dillon Dingler took Doval’s slider into left field for a double and advanced to 3rd on Cody Bellinger’s error.
Doval was then pulled, but Dingler got here around to attain on Parker Meadows’ base hit off Tim Hill.
“I believe that he’s been solid and I believe that he’s convalescing, truthfully,” catcher Austin Wells said. “I believe we’re getting more comfortable working together. We got him for a reason. He’s gonna go on the market and get big outs for us. I believe he’s convalescing each time.”
The optimism, though, was a tricky sell provided that Doval — who didn’t speak to reporters postgame — hadn’t given up three earned runs since June 25, when he was still a Giant.
Of the bullpen trio that general manager Brian Cashman brought in on the trade deadline, David Bednar is the just one who has proven reliable, having taken over the closer job.
Along with Doval’s struggles, Jake Bird lasted all of three outings with the Yankees before getting demoted to the minor leagues.
Given the struggles of the bullpen at large which have plagued the Yankees currently, it appears there’s little alternative but to hope Doval — amongst others — regains his form sooner reasonably than later.
