This year, we saw several young hitters make their debut and perform well late in the season. This article breaks down the ...
After seven games, plenty of extra innings, and a history-making pitching turn, the first repeat champions of this century ...
One of the most encouraging developments of the last year was the emergence of Cam Schlittler, Ben Rice, and Will Warren from relatively unheralded prospect status into legitimate contributors at the ...
One interesting point of comparison is Andre Pallante, whose ascension to the majors was accelerated by virtue of the unique movement profile on his ... but he too features a standout pitch – a ...
It takes into account the velocity, movement, release points ... exchange for a sinker and a second cutter shape that served ...
Showcased by World Series Game 6 starters Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, split-finger fastballs have been used for 6.8% of postseason pitches this year, more than double last year’s 2.4% and up ...
“In your estimation, how sustainable is Bazardo’s ‘no whiffs; all called strikes’ approach? I know his peripherals improved ...
The rise of the splitter over the past half a decade -- fueled by the emergence of elite pitching from Japan, where the the ...
The switch-hitter's whole reason to exist is to neutralize the pitcher's platoon advantage. Lefty pitcher … a switch-hitter ...
A starting pitcher throwing one complete game in the postseason is rare enough in this day and age … forget two … forget two ...
With the Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of a World Series title, pitcher Kevin Gausman’s mastery of the splitter is not just ...