Mets closer Edwin Díaz told some club officials that this is the best he’s ever felt.  “I made sure my arm was ready to go,” Díaz said. “And I feel great.” Last year, Díaz experienced an abnormal ...

Post-hype here means somebody who was either a top prospect or had considerable buzz in previous seasons but failed to live up to it. They need to have languished in the minors for longer than ...

Tyler Bremner has established himself as the ace of the top 25-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (Coach Andrew Checketts) since ...

The right-hander didn’t have issues blowing hitters away when he could find the strike zone though, displaying a four-seam fastball that generated 17-18 inches of IVB while sitting in the 94-96 ...

Velocity remains in his arsenal, with his four-seam fastball averaging 94.6 mph in 2024. That pitch, in particular, was highly effective, holding opposing batters to a .115 batting average and ...

Tommy Kahnle doesn’t believe in surprises. He’ll tell you exactly what’s coming, and so will the scouting reports. If you step into the batter’s box against him, there’s a pretty good chance you’re ...

A year ago, I used some of the under-the-hood data we now have on college players to explore fastball quality for ... in 2024 with at least 100 four-seam fastballs thrown. Of that group of players ...

At the end of a mid-January bullpen session, righthander David Sandlin casually pumped a 101 mph four-seam fastball as he concluded his session. Huge velocity is certainly a head-turning aspect ...

Here's the swords leader for each pitch type in 2023. 4-seam fastball: Michael Kopech-- 15 swords Kopech might have struggled last season, but the overpowering stuff is still there. The White Sox ...

The defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, built argubaly the best starting pitching rotation in ... He struck out seven batters in 4.1 innings pitched. With Scott joining ...

Sasaki was a premier name entering this winter, with teams and fans alike mystified with his incredible stuff, triple digit fastball ... allowing for better grip. The MLB ball which American ...