Tom's pitching lab: The pitch behind Justin Wrobleski's velocity jump

Back in the spring, Justin Wrobleski's cutter was the pitch to watch. He was throwing it 20 percent of the time, the shape ...
Athlon Sports

Tom’s Pitching Lab: The Four-Seam Is Dying and Here is What Pitchers Are Throwing Instead, and Who to Buy.

Pitchers cutting four-seam fastballs require different fantasy evaluations; replacement pitch and ERA-xERA alignment reveal true buy and sell opportunities. The four-seam fastball is the most popular ...
The New York Times

As the splitter rises in popularity, why do left-handers rarely throw the pitch?

The split-fingered fastball is the "it" pitch right now, but it is still rarely thrown by left-handed pitchers. Why is that? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; iStock During the final ...
Yahoo! Sports

Tom’s Pitching Lab: The Four-Seam Is Dying and Here is What Pitchers Are Throwing Instead, and Who to Buy.

The four-seam fastball is the most popular pitch in baseball. It has been every year since pitch tracking began in 2008. In 2026 it still accounts for nearly a third of every pitch thrown in the major ...
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Tom’s pitching lab: The four-seam is dying and here is what pitchers are throwing instead, and who to buy

Sometimes a pitch gets better because a pitcher throws it less The four-seam fastball is the most popular pitch in baseball. It has been every year since pitch tracking began in 2008. In 2026 it still ...