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Rested Feliz firing heat after ‘red-lining’ in April
- Updated: May 26, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates closely monitor their players’ workloads and rest patterns, and manager Clint Hurdle is as careful as anyone about keeping his relievers fresh. So when Hurdle picked up the phone and called for Neftali Feliz 14 times over Pittsburgh’s first 24 games, he knew that was too much.
“There was a point where it was past red-lining him,” Hurdle said. “That’s way over what he needs to be doing, so we tried to back away.”
The Pirates have taken their foot off the pedal this month, and Feliz has provided the gas in return. The Pirates’ 5-4 win over the D-backs on Wednesday night was Feliz’s sixth appearance in May and arguably the strongest he’s looked all season, pumping 98- and 99-mph fastballs past the D-backs in a scoreless eighth inning.
“I felt super great,” Feliz said through interpreter Mike Gonzalez. “Just making sure that I go up to that mound ready to dominate, and that’s exactly what I did.”
Feliz’s average fastball Wednesday night clocked in at 97.8 mph, according to Pitch F/x data, his highest …
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