NEW YORK – The realization hit Will Warren midway through the fourth inning, when the Rangers kept swinging and missing, the strikeouts were piling up and the PC Richards whistle was on a steady repeat over the Yankee Stadium PA system.
Warren wasn’t just picking up outs, he was dominating hitters in a way pitchers daydream about. The rookie would later say, “my whole career has been based on early, weak contact” but a more candid response was coming moments later.