Opening Weekend was a blast. I noticed 3 pitching trends worth talking about: The Yankees are innovating with Sinkers, the Mets may have found a new slider trend, and the Red Sox are still heavily fading four-seam fastballs.
In this video, we'll dig into the impact each of these trends might have on the 2025 MLB season and talk through specific pitchers they're impacting.
Mentioned in this video: Carlos Rodon, Max Fried, Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning, Garrett Crochet, Richard Fitts, and Walker Buehler
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0:00 Baseball is BACK!
0:23 #1 - Yankees are Innovating
0:57 Carlos Rodon’s New Sinker
2:05 Max Fried’s New Sinker
3:09 Why Change Their Sinkers?
4:33 Substack!
5:06 #2 - Mets Love THIS Slider Shape
6:07 Why the Downer Slider Works
6:49 Tylor Megill’s New Slider
7:18 Griffin Canning’s New Slider
7:48 What’s the Next Slider Trend?
8:41 #3 - Red Sox HATE Four-Seamers (…still)
9:22 Crochet’s Cutter Usage
10:28 The NEW Walker Buehler
11:21 Richard Fits Four-seam Fade
11:59 Why Four-Seamers Stink