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. We’re going pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

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Gilbert has added a changeup that brings his total arsenal to six different pitches in terms of the looks he can present to different hitters. His vision for the pitch is to use it in conjunction with ...

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Ground-ball rate is also an underutilized predictor of a low ERA, and shows just how impactful those sinkers can be. The average ground-ball rate in the MLB is around 45%. Statcast tells us that ...