With the Yankees’ pitching staff in the midst of a bit of an injury crisis, having a proven, young, hard-throwing reliever like Jonathan Loásiga is of extreme importance. The right-hander managed to overcome a rocky first two months of the 2022 campaign and a shoulder injury to come back stronger in July and resemble the pitcher he was in 2021. He’ll need to be a rock while the Yankees rehab some of their other arms.
We can – and we will – examine Loáisiga’s 2022 campaign by the numbers, but the most important takeaway is that he might have been pitching hurt in April and May, and after taking some time off to heal, he was an effective and important member of the bullpen.