-Guys are throwing fewer fastballs relative to their other pitches lately. That's something that has been written about a lot in relation to specific teams or specific pitchers. So why are we seeing ...

Welcome to Mixing It Up, a weekly column where I look at starting pitchers who are making noteworthy changes to their pitch mix or pitch shape/velocity. In this column, I’ll break down three to five ...

Standing at his locker in Atlanta last month following the worst start of his season, Justin Verlander shook his head as he hinted at making adjustments. He explained that the performance of certain ...

There are a few trends that have become something like the natural laws of modern baseball: Unencumbered, strikeouts go up, game times get longer, and fastball usage goes down. MLB has stepped in on ...

Major League Baseball is changing. The ground is moving beneath the feet of owners, players, writers and fans. In some ways, these changes are obvious. They’ve defined the last few seasons and ...

Texas baseball ace Jared Spencer spent most of his life trying to slow down his slider, deploying it as an off-speed complement to a fastball that Spencer can dial up to 97 miles per hour. Max Weiner, ...