Carlos Rodon, Hunter Brown, Garrett Crochet, Paul Skenes, Zack Wheeler and Tarik Skubal all got "A" grades or better.

Donation Options Search Search Search White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon throws during the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rate Field on July 29, 2025. Justin Casterline/ Share ...

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 ...

Mike Antico, a Cardinals minor leaguer, has a cool personality that draws both minor leaguers and major leaguers to talk and hang out. He’s Yadi — the all-knowing catching savant and Cardinals legend ...

Andrew Heaney’s early-season success with the Pittsburgh Pirates has been nothing short of remarkable, and a key factor has been the reintroduction of his sinker — a pitch he had all but abandoned ...

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for us to visit the bump on Hump Day and discuss starting pitcher news. Each week in this article, I’ll be taking a deeper look at a few trending/surging starting ...

Detroit — That it comes with the territory doesn’t make it easier to deal with. Sinker ball pitchers are at the mercy of the BABIP (batting average on balls in play) lords. Their forte is getting ...

Reports say the Indians are closing in on signing sinker ball relief pitcher Craig Stammen to a deal to join them for the upcoming season. Last year with Washington he threw in just five games before ...

Framber Valdez’s formula is evident. No qualified pitcher in the majors compiled a higher groundball rate over the past four seasons than the Houston Astros sinkerballer. His first four starts of this ...

When launch angle became a normal part of the baseball lexicon, major league pitchers started throwing more four-seam fastballs at the top of the strike zone, and sinkers seemingly fell out of style.