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 ...

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 ...

The four-seam fastball had its time in the sun. But another familiar pitch has been stepping up to steal its thunder. Pitchers never officially retired the sinker, but they did move away from the ...

The Yankees’ budding ace has leveraged a revamped arsenal to become one of the best starters in baseball.

Justin Martinez' breakout season has continued since we last wrote about him on May 11th. In that article we focused on how his splitter has become an elite pitch with tremendous movement, inducing ...

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 ...

MILWAUKEE - Right-hander Tanner Roark was at his wit's end. He wasn't getting outs like he used to. Losses were piling up. So Roark went back to video of his 2016 campaign. That was the season he ...