Every January, the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list profiles the top prospects in the game. But we never stop there. Over the last few seasons, we have also dug deep into the unique ...
Every spring, we hear about the new pitches each player spent the offseason refining. A little bit like New Year’s resolutions in their optimism, those new pitches are often well-conceived and even ...
Pitching is about keeping hitters guessing -- and about walking the line between overusing certain pitches to the point of predictability and underusing others that have quietly confounded opponents ...
ARLINGTON, TX — Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Carlos Hernández, a flamethrower who has struggled to command his pitches, overhauled his pitch mix just before the All-Star break in search of a ...
This week, we’ve been examining a variety of pitch types across the minor leagues, ranking the best fastballs and breaking balls according to Stuff+ grades. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at ...
Lakeland, Fla. — There was a time in baseball, not too long ago, when clubs discouraged pitchers from adding pitches and extending their repertoire. Master three or four pitches and stay with them, ...
NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler stands in the Yankees clubhouse and reflects on a journey that has unfolded faster than he imagined. When the 24-year-old was in Double-A with the Somerset Patriots in May, ...