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Cam Schlittler Three Times in a Season: How Fastball-Heavy Arms Fared Against Teams the Third Time

Cam Schlittler has been the best pitcher in the American League in 2026. Through eight starts he is 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA, leads the AL in that category, and has posted a FIP of 1.52, meaning the ...
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Fantasy Baseball 2026: The Sinker Revival and What It Means for Your Pitching Roster

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 ...
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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.

View post: Marcus Semien’s Skill Set Barely Changed. His Luck Cratered. The four-seam fastball is the most popular pitch in baseball. It has been every year since pitch tracking began in 2008. In 2026 ...
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Dustin May’s early pitch mix change has fueled his career year in St. Louis

It’s been a long road for Dustin May from GIF hero to reliable starting pitcher. Videos of his hard-running sinker and sweeping breaking ball dazzled many baseball fans for years, but he had pitched ...
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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 ...