Alek Manoah has had a difficult start to the season, pitching to a 6.36 ERA in 13 starts this year. The starter was having such a tough time at the major league level that the Blue Jays sent him down to the Florida Complex League earlier this month.
After several weeks off, Manoah took the mound on Tuesday for the first time since getting demoted. However, instead of taking a step forward, Manoah struggled mightily against the Florida Complex League Yankees, allowing 11 runs on 10 hits and two home runs , getting pulled after just 2 2/3 innings pitched.
Manoah may have been more focused on specific tweaks to approach regardless of whether he got batters out, which would make his line easier to accept. Still, the Florida Complex League is primarily made up of teenagers, so it is alarming that Manoah’s line blew up the way that it did.
