The Evolution of Clay Buchholz's Slider
While his low-mid 90s heater, hard 12-6 curve and straight change have been staples in his repertoire for the majority of his career, his slider has evolved quite a bit.
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By Mike Fast (who else?): Fastball velocity trends over the course of the season. Spoiler: it...
By Mike Fast (who else?): Fastball velocity trends over the course of the season. Spoiler: it closely correlates with temperature.
A Quick Word on Home Field Advantage and the Strike Zone
A new book claims that most of MLB home field advantage is due to home plate officiating. Does this theory hold water? Stay tuned to find out.
Venters' Rookie Campaign
Venters' Rookie Campaign
Greinke's Pitches
Zack Greinke has undoubtedly been the talk of the baseball world following Sunday's Royals/Brewers trade that sent Greinke to Milwaukee for four Brewers prospects. Since 2008, Greinke has...
Harden Returns to Oakland, But Where's His Stuff?
What Happened? On Wednesday, the Athletics agreed to a deal with Rich Harden worth about $1.5 million. Harden began his career with the A's in 2003 and remained in Oakland until a 2008 trade...
Two Interesting Relievers With New Homes
Amidst the flurry of deals that have gone down over the past week (and those that will continue throughout the Winter Meetings), I'd like to focus on two that brought versatile relief pitchers to...
What's Different About Joba Chamberlain's Slider?
What's Different About Joba Chamberlain's Slider?
New Arms of 2010 -- Group Three
The votes are in. First the news. Updates As with Brad Thomas, we have a not-so new arm now on the radar screen. Casey Daigle has returned to the big leagues. Not even the best pitcher in his...
