Clarke Schmidt Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/20/1996 (28)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- South Carolina
Clarke Schmidt Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Clarke Schmidt News
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt tossed an eight-inning gem on Thursday afternoon as he kept the scoresheet clean and only allowed three hits with eight punchouts to clinch a series sweep over the Minnesota Twins. Schmidt never ran into any trouble, as all three hits were scattered throughout the afternoon. This was Schmidt's longest and most productive outing of the young season, which lowered his ERA to a solid 2.84 and his WHIP to 1.24. The 28-year-old has now won consecutive games and has struck out at least six batters through his three starts in May. Schmidt is rostered in just over half of fantasy leagues at 51% and should continue to be deployed in most matchups. He is tentatively scheduled to face the Seattle Mariners next Tuesday, May 21, which should be an excellent opportunity for Schmidt to continue to tally punchouts as the Seattle bats have struck out the most times in baseball.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt held the Rays scoreless while striking out six in the Yankees 2-0 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night. Schmidt threw six and two-thirds innings and gave up five hits, all singles, en route to picking up his fourth win of the season. The 28-year-old reduced his ERA to 2.95, the lowest ERA he's posted in any season. Fantasy managers looking for additional pitching depth should look to snag Schmidt if available as he'd make a great bench and streaming option. The right-hander will look to continue his hot run in his next scheduled start on Thursday against the red-hot Minnesota Twins.
New York Yankees Clarke Schmidt right-hander struck out seven across five innings in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians to get his first win of the season. Schmidt surrendered two runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks. With Friday's rain out, the Yankees are playing two games on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians. Schmidt started the first game, and the only run he gave up was on a fielder's choice. Schmidt has started three games this season and sports a 3.68 ERA and an unsightly 1.64 WHIP thus far. He also has 16 strikeouts in 14 innings. Schmidt will continue to be a part of the rotation in New York, with Gerrit Cole (elbow) out with elbow inflammation. His next start should be against the Tampa Bay Rays next weekend.
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Alex Verdugo |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton |
6 | Anthony Rizzo |
7 | Gleyber Torres |
8 | Jose Trevino |
9 | Jon Berti |
Clarke Schmidt Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Alex Verdugo |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton |
6 | Anthony Rizzo |
7 | Gleyber Torres |
8 | Jose Trevino |
9 | Jon Berti |
The Yankees have made some noticeable additions to the starting rotation with Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon, however significant question marks remain with those players as well as over who will fill in the bottom of the rotation. Schmidt has just 6.1 innings of big-league experience but his stuff gives him a shot at reaching the ceiling of a No. 3/4 starter so he should get a fair shot at securing a role at some point in 2021. Unfortunately, he suffered an elbow injury at the beginning of camp and will most likely open the year on the IL before moving to the alternate training site to build up stamina.His three-pitch mix features a fastball that can hit 96-97 mph and all offerings have a chance to be better-than-average once he polishes his command.Schmidt's control has also historically been much better than what we saw in his brief MLB debut last year. His strong ground-ball tendencies along with his ability to miss bats give him a chance to be an impact arm for the Yankees later this year if/when Jordan Montgomery or another young arm falters or gets hurt. His ADP is currently north of 500 but he could be an astute waiver-wire pick-up later in the year.