Sam Briend and Matt Blake have long been considered some of the best minds in baseball, and their work with the Yankees since being hired in 2020 speaks for itself. They’ve built a pitching empire in ...

Weathers has struggled to keep the ball in the yard and the sinker might be the answer.

Our own Fabian Ardaya recently wrote about how the Los Angeles Dodgers are weaponizing sinkers this season. It’s an interesting, well-researched article that you should read, if only because it will ...

The Royals are an incredible story, and the Orioles are an incredible story, and when you break down a big incredible story into its component bits, you're left with a whole bunch of tinier incredible ...

The Chicago Cubs' bullpen is mostly complete for the 2026 season. Ben Brown should also be added to that group after looking sharp in his most recent relief appearance on Saturday against the Los ...

When Jeremy Hefner dug into the 2022 version of Jorge López, he noticed sinkers. A lot of them. López attributed his success that year — a 1.62 ERA when he trekked to Dodger Stadium for his lone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. Let’s go pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. For most of the last month in this space I’ve been unfurling my ...

Sears is incorporating a sinker into his repertoire this spring and enjoyed success with it in his first Cactus League start Tuesday, Steve Stockmar of MLB.com reports. "I've been feeling pretty ...

PITTSBURGH — Clay Holmes had been working to understand his power sinker long before he was acquired by the Yankees in July 2021. The 6-foot-5 right-hander had long been the type of pitcher who had ...