First Impressions From Slade Cecconi's Cleveland Guardians Debut

Slade The Strike Thrower

One of the biggest standouts from Cecconi's first appearance with the Guardians was his command of the zone. Out of his 77 pitches, the righty threw 67 of them for strikes.

It wasn't just one pitch hitting the zone either. Cecconi established his fastball command early, which set up plenty of whiffs from the slider and curveball.

By the end of Cecconi's start, he had generated 15 swings-and-misses.

Stephen Vogt's Reaction

Stephen Vogt was clearly impressed with what he saw from Cecconi, and that was clear in his comments after the game.

"I don't think we could have asked for much more out of Slade," said Vogt.

"I mean, first start with us, first real start since last year probably. So, outstanding job; gave us a chance to win [and] kept us in it. We couldn't have asked anything more from him."

"I really liked the mixture - the sinker, the breaking balls, the changeups. He used his mix really, really well all night."

It's only one start, but the efficient start Cecconi put together is a great first impression to make on his new organization.

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