CHARLESTON, WV - Blake Cederlind’s 2017 season hasn’t lived up to expectations, and the once-promising starter has been moved back to the West Virginia bullpen for the third time this year. If you ask Cederlind, though, the move is just what he needs to salvage his season.
“I think it’s a good move for me,” said Cederlind. “It gets back to my strengths. All I’ve got for me right now is I’m throwing hard.”
So, in a way, Cederlind is doing exactly what the Pirates drafting him in the fifth round last year for: throwing hard. He came out of junior college as a flamethrower who could touch high 90s, but he has struggled to control that velocity.