Last night, Jason Motte locked down his second save of the season for the Cubs. Earlier that day, Sahadev Sharma took a closer look at his reemergence and the not-quite-so-straight line in which velocity returns post-Tommy John surgery. Now that Motte's velocity is ticking back up, he's worked his way back into an important role for the Cubs—though his one-note arsenal may be the thing that keeps him from reprising his dominant closer role from St Louis. Check out the full article, along with interesting quotes from Motte himself, here:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/06/23/the-new-motte/
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