A pitcher can do magic with a baseball. He can throw it harder than 100 mph, or slower than 70 mph. He can make it break to ...
Clayton Kershaw didn’t even throw what would end up being his career-defining pitch when he debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 25, 2008. Not one slider, though he’s since racked up 1,312 ...
SEATTLE - Over parts of 12 major-league seasons, Christian Vázquez has caught dozens of pitchers and countless variations of pitch types. Such experience leaves little room for novelty. Before Vázquez ...
It is a fair and reasonable question to ask about Orioles left-hander John Means: After he had such a strong 2019 season, will he regress next season? What will it take to keep him performing at such ...
Jacob Misiorowski throws 100 and has a unicorn slider. But he'd rather talk about a different pitch.
CHICAGO – When Jacob Misiorowski sent Statcast into a fritz, at least temporarily, during his electrifying major-league debut, it was understandable. The triple-digits four-seam fastball has so much ...
Yesterday, we examined the top fastballs in the minor leagues per Stuff+, ranking the top four- and two-seam fastballs as graded based on their unique pitch characteristics. Today, we’ll be continuing ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. We’re going pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...
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