Now 32, the late-blooming Kirby Yates is still improving.
Within days of being designated, the Padres extended Yates another lifeline during their 103-loss campaign. And Yates thrived.
Now 32, the late-blooming Yates is still improving. He entered the All-Star break leading the major leagues with 30 saves. His 1.15 ERA ranks third among relievers who have thrown at least 27 innings. He has struck out 60 batters and issued only nine walks through 38 games. The marks are so astounding Yates was named an All-Star for the first time.
“It’s just crazy that you can go through so much and then all of a sudden, you have success and you’re an All-Star,” Yates said Monday. “And it’s pretty cool to be able to say that I’m an all-star. I take pride in that. I’m proud of myself and this is something I won’t take for granted.” The Angels had a burgeoning bullpen in 2017. Veteran Yusmeiro Petit was on track for a career-best year and finished with 101 strikeouts and a 2.76 ERA in 60 games. Bud Norris spent most of the season with an ERA under 3.00 while collecting 19 saves. After striking out 17 consecutive batters in his last five spring-training outings, journeyman Blake Parker positioned himself for his own personal best campaign.
The Angels wanted to stash Yates away at Salt Lake but the Padres intervened. They helped him develop the mid-80s split-finger fastball he picked up while with the Yankees a year earlier. He now throws that pitch 42% of the time, a change that has been instrumental in his ability to hold hitters to a minuscule .163 batting average.
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