Chris Sale in Crisis: Rookie Andrew Abbott's Emergence Sparks Pitching Revolution
Since the cause of the arm angle change is unclear, it’s hard to see how permanent it is. All we know is that Sale seems healthy from a velocity standpoint but is struggling from a pitch shape standpoint, and his fastball has taken the brunt of that. If he can fix the locations on the four-seam fastball, we could look at this as a small five-game blip, but there are some reasons to be mildly concerned right now.
Landen Roupp – San Francisco Giants (New Cutter, Different Change-up)
Roup jumped onto my radar last year when Eno Sarris was gushing about him after a few late-season starts with the Giants. Up until that point, I had not been aware that Roupp was posting 39% strikeout rates in the minors or a 35% strikeout rate in a full minor league season in 2022. I knew that he had battled some injuries and was sometimes used in the bullpen, but when the Giants announced they were going to let Roupp try to earn a starting rotation spot, I was intrigued. Then I became even more intrigued when he showed up to spring training with a few changes to his arsenal.
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