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 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.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt was impressive during his outing against the New York Mets on Monday. Coming into camp there were some concerns if Schmidt would be able to keep up the high level of pitching that he showed last season. The right-hander has proven himself in camp and earned himself the fourth spot in the rotation. On Monday, Schmidt allowed one hit with six strikeouts over six innings of work. He'll be worth a look as a streaming option in mixed leagues.
New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt is guaranteed a spot in the Opening Day starting rotation, according to manager Aaron Boone. Schmidt made a career-high 33 appearances (32 starts) for the Yankees last year, covering 159 innings. He went 9-9 with a 4.64 ERA (4.42 FIP) and 1.35 WHIP with 46 walks and 149 strikeouts. The 28-year-old hurler didn't really stand out at all despite a big increase in volume and failed to make it very deep into most of his starts. None of Schmidt's four pitches really stand out, but the Yankees will be hoping he can improve in his second full season as a big-league starter in the Bronx. It won't be easy in the tough American League East or at Yankee Stadium. Schmidt currently is outside of RotoBaller's top-100 starting pitcher rankings.
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Anthony Rizzo |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton |
6 | Gleyber Torres |
7 | Alex Verdugo |
8 | Oswaldo Cabrera |
9 | Austin Wells |
Clarke Schmidt Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Anthony Volpe |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Anthony Rizzo |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton |
6 | Gleyber Torres |
7 | Alex Verdugo |
8 | Oswaldo Cabrera |
9 | Austin Wells |
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.