There are certain rules about changeup usage. The Rays, unsurprisingly, aren’t beholden to those rules.
Ben and Sam talk about pitchers who are struggling despite lofty strikeout-to-walk ratios, then pick the perfect run environment.
Taking a closer look at a few mechanical flaws and explaining how they can be corrected.
Cataloguing the different methods pitchers use to generate momentum.
How the pitchers who dominate lefties do it.
Paul and Doug discuss the phenom Shelby Miller and how his 2-pitch arsenal makes for interesting sequencing followed by why superstar Clayton Kershaw wasn’t quite himself.
The Cardinals dip into their Triple-A rotation to reinforce their depleted big-league staff.
Taking a closer look at the young Oriole starter’s mechanics.
The mechanical causes of massive pitcher platoon splits.
Paul and Doug breakdown the game of the year that wasn’t as Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish fail to match the hype of their matchup.
A Rangers reliever returns to the majors in the midst of a career-redefining resurgence.
What has to go wrong for Justin Verlander to have a bad day at work?
Ben and Sam discuss whether they’ve underrated Patrick Corbin, then talk about whether there’s a bias against redheads in baseball.
The nastiest offerings of the first quarter of the season.
Paul and Doug have one of their best Games of the Week as both see some interesting things in a struggling Hamels and Paul tries to sell Doug on the surging Corbin.
A team that has often struggled with poor pitching in the past has done an excellent job of supplying arms from within.