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.

The Phillies' Zack Wheeler posted the highest mark among those with 135 or more IP, with new Blue Jay Dylan Cease ranking third despite ordinary mainstream numbers.

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

A big reason for this pitch is his cutter, a pitch that has allowed a .625 Expected SLG% on the season with a 22.9% Whiff Rate. Fried has countered this by using his sinker at a higher rate in his ...

After struggling to a 5.34 ERA last season, Cannon was sent to Triple-A in August. He was recalled about a month later, did ...