The idea manifested a couple of years ago. Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wanted to tweak his slider to create more sweeping action, but abnormal offseasons leading into 2020 and ’21 thanks ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Rodríguez didn’t need to tweak his slider. The pitch was performing well; Rodríguez was, too. But as April gave way to May, Rodríguez didn’t like the state of the pitch. There ...
During a three-start stretch in late June, righthander Ryan Murphy allowed a combined 10 earned runs in 12.1 innings for Low-A San Jose. His ERA ballooned from 2.48 to 3.80. The 21-year-old Murphy had ...
Want to learn how to throw a nasty slider like Trevor Bauer? In this breakdown, we go step-by-step through the grip, ...
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t all that long ago that Luis Gil looked like an All-Star. Heck, the rookie had even thrown himself into the conversation to start the Midsummer Classic after recording a 1.82 ERA ...
MIAMI—Added to the 40-man roster in November, righthander Drew Steckenrider may be oh-so-close to the majors, but nobody can accuse him of big-timing things. For instance, when he turned 26 in January ...
Shortly before big-league camp broke three weeks ago, Chicago Cubs pitcher Ethan Roberts tried using a new grip for his slider. The suggestion came from assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos. Given ...