NEW YORK — Joe Kelly saw left-hander Jake Diekman struggle with the White Sox, get DFA’d and be resuscitated with the Tampa Bay Rays. So he knows the “change of scenery” bump can be real.
“Diekman did it, went from worst to first,” Kelly said. “[The Rays] put in some work with him and said stop throwing your sinker and cutter, throw your four-seamer and breaker only, throw two pitches instead of four. Now he’s throwing more strikes.
