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Skaggs’ progression impresses Perez
- Updated: July 24, 2016
HOUSTON — Carlos Perez witnessed Tyler Skaggs’ progression from a unique vantage point.
Perez caught Skaggs in Spring Training, when Skaggs was familiarizing himself with throwing off a mound in the wake of August 2014 Tommy John surgery. Then Skaggs suffered a setback, was shut down for two months, began building himself back up, and Perez caught him again — when Skaggs put together back-to-back dominant starts for Triple-A Salt Lake.
“He was totally different,” said Perez, who was recalled from the Minor Leagues prior to Saturday’s game. “He looked really good.”
With Perez behind the plate in his last two starts, Skaggs threw 12 2/3 scoreless innings in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, giving up only two hits and issuing just three walks. His 26 strikeouts tied Jered Weaver for the most in a two-game stretch in Salt Lake Bees history.
The 25-year-old left-hander threw his fastball mostly 91-92 mph and featured a sharp curveball, a pitch he struggled to command in the early stages of his return to …
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