Laurila: Brian Bannister, Andrew Cashner, and Rick Porcello on developing their changeups

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on October 1, 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 — Brian Bannister, Andrew Cashner, and Rick Porcello — on how they learned and developed their changeups.

Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/brian-bannister-andrew-cashner-and-rick-porcello-on-developing-their-changeups/



Originally published: October 2, 2019. Last Updated: October 2, 2019.