Sam Briend and Matt Blake have long been considered some of the best minds in baseball, and their work with the Yankees since being hired in 2020 speaks for itself. They’ve built a pitching empire in ...
Andrew Heaney’s early-season success with the Pittsburgh Pirates has been nothing short of remarkable, and a key factor has been the reintroduction of his sinker — a pitch he had all but abandoned ...
Aided by advances in pitch tracking and biomechanic technology and the strike zone going from East-West to North-South (as ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Erik Miller hadn’t thrown his sinker in about seven years when he took the mound at Oracle Park for his first offseason bullpen. Given how long the pitch had been dormant, he had no ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. With spring training camps opening all around us, it’s time to ...
The Detroit Tigers have a serious pitching weapon in Jason Foley, and if you didn't know about him before -- he had a 2.61 ERA in 70 games last season -- you need to now. Foley closed out the Tigers' ...