Domingo Germán impressed the Yankees in spring training after not pitching all of 2020 due to his suspension for domestic violence. Unfortunately for Germán, spring training can easily deceive, and sure enough, once the calendar flipped to April and games that actually counted, he got smoked.
Both the Blue Jays and Rays weren’t fooled, and he allowed 7 earned runs across just 7 innings, giving up an eye-popping 4 homers in the process. For those keeping score at home, that’s an ERA of 9.00 and a HR/9 of 5.14. As a great manager once said, “It’s not what you want.