TAMPA — Clarke Schmidt has unofficially won a rotation job more because of what he has not done than what he has done. He has not gotten hurt. Carlos Rodon did. But what Schmidt has done is become …
Schmidt, who is presumed to open the season in the rotation, was literally perfect Thursday, when he faced 15 Pirates batters and retired all 15, seven via strikeout.Two weeks out from the season opener, they both are winning because Rodon will miss time. No one is pitching better than Schmidt.
A lot of attention has been paid to Schmidt’s cutter, a new weapon that he has leaned on in the Grapefruit League. “I feel more mature out there to know what is working for me, what is not working for me,” Schmidt said after his fourth solid spring outing. “In years past, even last year, I’d be like, ‘I’m going to rip my slider, rip my sinker, hopefully one of them’s working for me today.’He has options, and he also thinks he has a better head on his shoulders.
Onlookers could not tell he didn’t place them well because Schmidt didn’t get outwardly frustrated with himself.
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