The Yankees' infielder has held his own in a few components of offense — but has bottomed out in one of the most important ones.

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Throwing strikes at a higher rate than ever while featuring the best velocity of his career, Orioles' closer Zach Britton has ended 78 percent of all plate appearances with a strikeout or ground ball.

CC Sabathia hasn't been good since 2012, and it seems to make sense for the Yankees to thank him for his service and part ways.

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James Shields has been a good pitcher since 2007. But now he's changed things up, and those changes haven't provided the best results.

Drew Smyly and Rick Porcello went through very similar shifts in the past year, but the results of those shifts have been drastically different.

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Carlos Correa is having a ridiculous rookie campaign. He's hitting, he's fielding, he's hitting home runs. But there's still one flaw in the kid's game.

At the plate, the Pirates outfielder has continued his roll in 2015; after reaching base, though, he hasn't excelled as much as he did in years past. What's behind this dropoff?

Through eleven starts, Mike Bolsinger's sterling ERA is supported by a surprising fact: batters are swinging less at his pitches in the zone than any other pitcher.

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