Broke down Gausman's splitter changes on Blue Jays Central last night.
Wednesday -- his best night with the splitter all season -- was his lowest spin rate and most vertical (over horizontal) movement on the pitch.
Spoke to him about it last week & this is the goal.
Wednesday -- his best night with the splitter all season -- was his lowest spin rate and most vertical (over horizontal) movement on the pitch.
Spoke to him about it last week & this is the goal.
Comments
Arm-side run more for the Hoffman/Yariel types who throw it as a fastball, vs Gausman/Francis who throw it as an offspeed.
Gausman, Bassitt, Yariel, Hoffman all top-5 in arm-side movement.
I find splitters fascinating to discuss because they're so finicky & can be good a few different ways (Hoffman FB type, Gausman carry type, etc).