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.

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 ...

Four of José Berríos' first six pitches against the Rays were changeups. He got Brandon Lowe chasing the change for his first strikeout and earned two more Ks with it later in the game. The changeup ...