Listed below are some nuggets from Yankees’ spring training on Wednesday:
Big G
Giancarlo Stanton had considered one of the loudest hits of the day during live batting practice, drilling a bullet to left-center field against Carlos Rodon for what likely would have been a double in an actual game.
Poor timing
Rodon and DJ LeMahieu were each docked for violations of the pitch clock during live BP — Rodon for not starting his delivery on time and LeMahieu for not being able to hit with eight seconds left on the timer.
Caught my eye
Gerrit Cole didn’t have any issues with the pitch clock, but noted one example when he was able to pitch and still had eight seconds left, so he let it run all the way down to two seconds before starting his windup. Asked if there could be some technique to using beyond regular time on the clock, Cole grinned and said, “There might be. Might be.”
Thursday’s schedule
Nestor Cortes can be amongst those throwing live batting practice because the Yankees hold one other workout in preparation for his or her Grapefruit League opener on Saturday.
