Max Fried has always featured a sinker, but last year, batters had a .308 wOBA and .339 xwOBA against that pitch, which isn’t bad, but the Yankees figured they could make it even better.

The key to filling out his arsenal and getting quick outs turned out to be a sinker that Severino threw 0.6 percent of the time in 2022, 4.3 percent in ’23 and then 24.6 percent in his only ...

* Britton sinker: 97.4 mph, 17.8 percent whiff rate, .157 average against, .193 slugging against * Chapman fastball: 101.2 mph, 18.3 percent whiff rate, .149 average against, .199 slugging against ...

Miller is currently averaging 18.0 inches of horizontal break on his sinker; for context, the Minnesota Twins’ Michael Tonkin generated the most horizontal break with his sinker at 18.8 inches.

Yankees’ Carlos Rodón might unveil new pitch in Opening Day start By Greg Joyce Published March 27, 2025, 12:47 a.m. ET ...

We saw that on full display in his first start with a 93 mph sinker that had 3” of drop and 11” of arm-side movement. Given how high Rodón releases the ball, that's a ton of drop. He threw ...

A veteran learning how to pitch in a changing climate, the Yankees are hoping to see more of this Carlos Rodon in 2025. Carlos Rodon’s Unique One-Seam Sinker Is Truly Disgusting ...

But Cubs officials thought he could benefit from having another pitch. So a couple of days before Horton’s April 23 start at Louisville, he began work on the sinker.

Brilliance from Framber Valdez began with a blast. The second pitch he threw Friday evening was a sinker that José Caballero crushed into the Crawford Boxes. The ball left Caballero’s bat at ...

The sinker, which has similar velocity to his fastball, won’t be a go-to pitch for Horton. But it’ll be another asset that can complement his other offerings. “Throwing it to righties ...