Laurila: Alex Cobb, Ryan O’Rourke, and Carl Willis on how they settled on their splitters
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on June 4, 2019:
Pitchers learn and develop different pitches, and they do so at varying stages of their lives. It might be a curveball in high school, a cutter in college, or a changeup in A-ball. Sometimes the addition or refinement is a natural progression — graduating from Pitching 101 to advanced course work — and often it’s a matter of necessity. In order to get hitters out as the quality of competition improves, a pitcher needs to optimize his repertoire.
In this installment of the series, we’ll hear from three pitchers — Alex Cobb, Ryan O’Rourke, and Carl Willis — on how they learned and developed their splitters.
Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/alex-cobb-ryan-orourke-and-carl-willis-on-how-they-settled-on-their-splitters/
Originally published: June 5, 2019. Last Updated: June 5, 2019.