Kenley Jansen and the legend of the cut fastball

With all-time great closer Kenley Jansen now in the fold, though in the later stages of his career, let’s take a look at his ...

Rays Righty Drew Rasmussen Throws Baseball’s Best Cutter

The Guardians' Tanner Bibee and Twins' Taj Bradley reprise their high grades from 2024, and the White Sox' Davis Martin and ...
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network

Dan Duquette on O's pitching philosophy: "We don't like the cutter"

In an interview with Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette on Wednesday at Camden Yards, Duquette made it clear he is not a fan of young pitchers throwing cut fastballs.
The New York Times

Why sinkers, cutters or splitters will be one-third of all pitches this MLB season

This piece is excerpted from Eno Sarris’ “10 bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season.” In the marketplace of pitches, stock in sinkers was performing awfully in the pitch-tracking era. Between 2008 ...
The Reporter

Yankees pitching prospect Cam Schlittler dominating Double-A with new cutter

BRIDGEWATER — Cam Schlittler’s dominance in his third year as a pro baseball pitcher comes as little surprise given his widely held status as a top-10 Yankees prospect. The 6-foot-6 right-hander has ...