Jose Urquidy Was Tipping His Pitches
10 months agoHouston Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy said he discovered this offseason that he was tipping some of his pitches last year by how he moved/squeezed his glove in his delivery. Urquidy worked over the winter to solve that problem while also strengthening his lat/shoulder area where he got hurt in 2023. The 28-year-old Mexican hurler only made 16 regular-season appearances (10 starts) last year over 63 innings due to right-shoulder inflammation and went 3-3 with a career-worst 5.29 ERA and 1.43 WHIP with 25 walks and 45 strikeouts. He's competing for a rotation spot this spring with J.P. France. With a 19.6% career strikeout rate and coming off a lost season due to injuries, Urquidy will be a matchup-based streamer in deep-mixed leagues, at best, if he wins a starting role in 2024.
Source: The Athletic - Chandler Rome
Source: The Athletic - Chandler Rome