Inside the Rise of MacKenzie Gore and the Mysterious Potential of Gunnar Hoglund: What You Need to Know Now
When things got bad in the last four months of the season, they were worse against lefties. He had a 24% strikeout rate to righties in the tough stretch, but just a 19.5% mark to lefties. Over those final 21 starts, his Ideal Contact Rate (ICR) allowed was a whopping 50% to left-handed hitters, compared to a 36% ICR to righties. So if Gore was going to truly break out, he needed to do something different, particularly against lefties.
Turns out, he did two things: changed the shape of his slider and added a new cutter.
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