Braxton Ashcraft decided to flip the script on his pitch usage against the Philadelphia Phillies, throwing his sinker five times more than his four-seam fastball. The intention was for the sinker to ...

When launch angle became a normal part of the baseball lexicon, major league pitchers started throwing more four-seam fastballs at the top of the strike zone, and sinkers seemingly fell out of style.

The veteran right-hander is feeling comfortable and hopeful in spring training, however, in part because of the new pitch he recently added to his arsenal. “I’ve been throwing a sinker,” McKenzie told ...

Some of the best pitches in the history of baseball just kind of happen. Mariano Rivera never intended to learn a cutter, and yet a game of catch where his ball started cutting turned him into the ...

A big reason for this pitch is his cutter, a pitch that has allowed a .625 Expected SLG% on the season with a 22.9% Whiff Rate. Fried has countered this by using his sinker at a higher rate in his ...

After struggling to a 5.34 ERA last season, Cannon was sent to Triple-A in August. He was recalled about a month later, did ...

The Phillies' Zack Wheeler posted the highest mark among those with 135 or more IP, with new Blue Jay Dylan Cease ranking third despite ordinary mainstream numbers.

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 ...