These days, though, modern pitchers continue to hit milestones that few could ever achieve. They are throwing harder and ...

Pitchers cutting four-seam fastballs require different fantasy evaluations; replacement pitch and ERA-xERA alignment reveal true buy and sell opportunities. The four-seam fastball is the most popular ...

Connor Finn remembers first learning how to throw a breaking ball. He was in ninth grade and he and some baseball buddies were huddled around the father of one of the friends. He showed them how to ...

We can say it now: Jacob Misiorowski is probably going to win the NL Cy Young Award this year, barring an injury or “Space Jam”-esque draining of talent. Anyone who looks at the stats can tell you ...

When Jacob Misiorowski debuted in the major leagues last season, his velocity was already being talked about in reverent terms. In an era of higher velocity than ever before, he was still the Hardest ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. Jacob Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers’ young ace, is the same height as Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees’ ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - What makes an individual pitch effective? Is it the velocity? The command? The angle at which it's thrown? The way it plays off of other weapons in a pitcher's arsenal? Ask around ...

A dominant fastball has made Jacob Misiorowski one of the most exciting pitchers in baseball over the past two seasons, but it was an effective slider that helped him get out of a bases-loaded jam by ...