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New York Yankees RP Dellin Betances’ slower fastball is causing concern

There’s good news and bad news about New York Yankees setup man Dellin Betances.

The positive spin is that Betances threw a clean inning in his first outing of spring on Tuesday. The negative side of this story is that his fastball topped out at a measly 91 mph; the same pitch registered as low as 88 mph.

According to MLB’s Statcast, Betances averaged 97.6 mph with his four-seam fastball in 2018.

However, the big righty isn’t the least bit concerned. Per the New York Post’s George A.