Welcome back to my pitch review series, where I’ll be taking a look at the five best pitches of each pitch type from last year. Today, we’re going to take a look at the five best sliders of last year, ...

Clayton Kershaw didn’t even throw what would end up being his career-defining pitch when he debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 25, 2008. Not one slider, though he’s since racked up 1,312 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Rodríguez didn’t need to tweak his slider. The pitch was performing well; Rodríguez was, too. But as April gave way to May, Rodríguez didn’t like the state of the pitch. There ...

Tyler Mahle pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two batters in his first appearance of Cactus League play ...

Spring Training is the time to try new things and several are already working.

Earlier this spring, Joey Cantillo offered a vivid self-assessment of his slider. “My slider has been pretty dog-water the last couple of years,” Cantillo said. “Honestly, it’s been bad. It’s been ...

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

With Christmas in the rearview window and New Year's right around the corner, the Atlanta Braves are that much closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. In roughly a ...

With the draft less than a week away, I thought it would be a fun exercise to examine a handful of the nastiest pitches in this year’s class. Last year’s piece was headlined by Chase Burns’ slider, ...