The Yankees are experiencing a notable downturn in performance known as the 'June Swoon,' with their once-dominant offense faltering. While they have lost significant ground in the division, dropping from a seven-game lead to just 2.5 games, their starting pitching remains impressive. Notably, Clarke Schmidt and Will Warren have excelled, each posting stellar ERAs. In particular, Warren's recent performance includes a career-high strikeout game, demonstrating his effectiveness, especially with his rapidly improving fastball, contrasting with the team's overall offensive struggles.
Warren notched his career high in strikeouts with 11 in his start against the Angels on June 17th. While the Yankees were mired in the midst of a lengthy scoring drought and ultimately lost that game 4-0, it must have been nice for Warren to see some tangible results align more with his expected, underlying metrics.
Since May 1st, Warren is top-five in the majors with a 2.33 FIP as compared with a 4.21 ERA in the same time frame. He leads the majors with 12.27 K/9 in that frame as well.
Making this stretch of poor play even more frustrating is that the starting pitching has been excellent. In particular, Clarke Schmidt and Will Warren have both been spectacular.
Warren's fastball which has seen the most success. Batters are hitting just .182 against it with a .291 slugging and 28.1 percent whiff.
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