When Danny Salazar burst onto the scene as a young phenom in 2013, he threw pure heat and challenged hitters to try to catch up to his fastball pitch after pitch, yielding many walks, and building up high pitch counts early on in games. Fast forward to 2015 and now, before our very eyes–and much to the delight of the Indians organization–Salazar has officially converted himself into an increasingly elite pitcher, showing off an eclectic arsenal of pitches, excellent control, and pure poise as he carves hitters up and works deeper and deeper into ballgames.
Salazar’s maturity was on full display Monday night, as the young righty dominated Boston and picked up the win, en route to an 8-2 Indians victory.