Victor González put on so much weight after 2020 that it threatened his career. This season, he again became an important reliever for the Dodgers.
“He’s climbing rapidly,” Roberts said this week, when asked where González rates on his trust-o-meter. “He’s a leverage guy. I trust him in virtually any spot.”
González took the advice of fellow Mexican left-hander Julio Urías and hired a personal trainer who established a diet, workout plan and sleep schedule for him. González reported to camp in 2022 weighing 214 pounds, more than 30 pounds below his playing weight the previous summer.last May limited González to 12 triple-A appearances, but the reliever was undeterred.
The velocity of González’s sinking fastball, which averages 95.3 mph and has touched 97 mph, is up slightly from 2020-2021, but the pitch, delivered from a funky, lower arm slot, has been more lively, with more vertical drop and horizontal break . “He’s never going to be a command guy — he doesn’t need to be. But it seems like everything he’s throwing looks like a strike. That’s the key.”González didn’t pitch well enough in spring training to make the team — he had a 10.38 ERA in five games — but he was still adjusting to a lower weight class and getting comfortable with his mechanics.
“He’s always been an uncomfortable at-bat for lefties, for righties, but the question is the consistency of the strike throwing,” Roberts said. “He’s never going to be a command guy — he doesn’t need to be. But it seems like everything he’s throwing looks like a strike. That’s the key. Whether it ends up in the strike zone, he’s getting swings and misses.”
An emotional Victor González holds the Mexican flag after the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series in Arlington, Texas. González was the winning pitcher in Game 6.
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