I have three cards of Dellin Betances. This one is from 2012 Topps Chrome.
Playing career: Brooklyn native Dellin Betances grew up a
Yankee fan and was the team’s eighth-round draft pick in 2006. Originally a
starting pitcher, he struggled with his command at times. In 2013 he converted
to the bullpen at AAA Scranton and had a strong season, going 6-4 with a 2.68
ERA, striking out 108 batters in 84 innings. In eight major league games for
the Yankees in 2011 and 2013, he pitched 7.2 innings, striking out 12 but
walking 8 and allowing 8 earned runs.
My memories: I remember the Yankees bringing up Betances and
another highly-hyped prospect, Andrew Backman, at the end of the 2011 season
and both pitched poorly. He’s still only 26 so it’s nice to see he might yet be
a productive major league pitcher.
Where he is now: He made the Yankees' bullpen out of spring training and pitched a scoreless seventh inning last night in Houston, striking out two.
Google Autocomplete results: He is first when you type
Delli, ahead of Delli Aldo, a shoe brand. There do not appear to be any other
prominent Dellin Betanceses.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Rafael Betancourt.
Nice to see ma boi Betances get his own Player Profile :).
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