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 ...

Before Gavin Williams could walk through his various pitch grips, he needed to find a baseball. "I can show you better than I ...

Pitchers never officially retired the sinker, but they did move away from the pitch around a decade ago as hitting mechanics changed. Now, stars like Nolan McLean, Cristopher Sanchez, and Cam ...

PITTSBURGH — Clay Holmes had been working to understand his power sinker long before he was acquired by the Yankees in July 2021. The 6-foot-5 right-hander had long been the type of pitcher who had ...

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 ...

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

The Royals are an incredible story, and the Orioles are an incredible story, and when you break down a big incredible story into its component bits, you're left with a whole bunch of tinier incredible ...

His sinker, which he deploys 57% of the time, carries a 71.8% ground-ball rate that gives him added fantasy value. Q&A: Sinker Usage Is On the Rise, Here's Why Why is sinker usage rising again in 2026 ...