Pitchers never officially retired the sinker, but they did move away from the pitch around a decade ago as hitting mechanics ...

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 ...

Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers right-handed reliever Brenan Hanifee’s best pitch is his sinker. And if his early outings this spring are any indication, it’s gotten a lot better. And that’s pretty ...

HOUSTON — Framber Valdez is a groundball guru, always one pitch away from avoiding danger during tense situations. Since 2018, no starting pitcher with at least 500 innings has generated more ...

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

Before Andy Ibáñez’s ball caromed into the left-field corner and before the Detroit Tigers advanced to last season’s American League Division Series, the team was on the brink of watching a playoff ...

The Yankees’ budding ace has leveraged a revamped arsenal to become one of the best starters in baseball.

ANAHEIM — Last spring, Jack Kochanowicz realized his career was at a crossroads. A former third-round draft pick, Kochanowicz had spent the previous two seasons in Class-A, getting knocked around to ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have put together one of the best starting rotations in baseball heading into the 2025 season. It is going to be what ultimately determines their fate as it will be the ...