Chris Sale in Crisis: Rookie Andrew Abbott's Emergence Sparks Pitching Revolution
Yes, his fastball velocity has been down a bit, and the new tweaks to his pitch shapes have led to inconsistent command early on, but it’s beginning to get easier to see the Red Sox’s plan for Buehler right now. He has a primary four-pitch mix to righties with both his four-seam fastball and a sinker that he can throw inside. He then uses the cutter and sweeper away from swinging strikes. Against lefties, he’ll use all three fastball variations and then use both the curveball and changeup to try and miss bats. That’s a deep pitch mix with varied shapes and attack locations, and can certainly lead to a run of success as he starts getting more comfortable with it.
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