Sam Briend and Matt Blake have long been considered some of the best minds in baseball, and their work with the Yankees since being hired in 2020 speaks for itself. They’ve built a pitching empire in ...

I’m tired of writing about Paul Skenes. But until we figure him out in 2026, we press on. Skenes is still striking hitters out at one of the best rates in baseball. That single fact should end most of ...

The four-seam fastball had its time in the sun. But another familiar pitch has been stepping up to steal its thunder. Pitchers never officially retired the sinker, but they did move away from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. Let’s go pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. For most of the last month in this space I’ve been unfurling my ...

No one in baseball throws the elevated four-seam fastball better than Tyler Glasnow. The Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander ranks first in Baseball Savant’s Pitch Run Values on fastballs in the upper ...

Sears is incorporating a sinker into his repertoire this spring and enjoyed success with it in his first Cactus League start Tuesday, Steve Stockmar of MLB.com reports. "I've been feeling pretty ...

When Jeremy Hefner dug into the 2022 version of Jorge López, he noticed sinkers. A lot of them. López attributed his success that year — a 1.62 ERA when he trekked to Dodger Stadium for his lone ...