A.J. Keeps the Cutter
You heard it here first…A.J. has officially ditched his 2-seam fastball and now throws a cutter instead. Nobody knows why- he was a ground ball machine last year on the strength of his sinking fastball. If I can weasel it out of him tonight, the scoop will be over at Baseball Digest Daily…
The cutter wasn’t much of a factor tonight- he threw it 9 times for 4 strikes, 4 balls, and one single (far right at the belt in the image below) Tonight A.J’s problem was leaving his changeup and curve up in the zone, and grooving a 95 mph fastball about as down the middle as they come to Eric Hinske.
So, what wonderful words of wisdom did AJ have on the new pitch?
mulliniks
May 8, 2008 at 2:23 pm
A.J. is a meathead. End of story. End of scoop. Meat + Head = A.J.
halejon
May 8, 2008 at 2:29 pm