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Hidden Gems or Bust? Why AJ Smith-Shawver, Josh Smith, and Stephen Kolek Could Make or Break Your Fantasy Baseball Season
That splitter and every splitter is not a pitch that’s meant to be thrown in the strike zone very often. So, he relies on hitters to chase for a relatively high percentage of the strikes he needs and sometimes that doesn’t happen despite the pitch being downright nasty.
When it does happen, he can strike out hitters in bunches and keep traffic off the bases. When it doesn’t, he’ll struggle to complete five innings.
Interestingly, Smith-Shawver has increased the usage of his fastball in each of his last two starts since being recalled from Triple-A. It surged ahead of his splitter to become his primary pitch and he leaned on it early in counts to get ahead against the Reds.
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