They say that the best pitch in baseball is and always will be a well-located fastball. False. The best pitch in baseball is, in fact, a well-located cut fastball. The scary part for hitters is that ...

The 2010 baseball season was the closest we have come to having "The Year of the Pitcher" since 1968. Back then it was customary to win more than 20 games and batting averages just barely slid into ...

Tim Hudson throws a cutter. Kenley Jansen throws a cutter. But are we really talking about the same pitch? It wasn’t that long ago that features popped up across the baseball world heralding the rise ...

Over the first few weeks of Baseball America’s new podcast The 90th Percentile we’ve had an opportunity to discuss pitching development and the recent advances in training with some of the top ...

Devin Williams is locked in at closer, while veteran Craig Kimbrel and Bryan Hudson are among the relievers battling for the ...

Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester has been a pleasant surprise this season. After a rough 2012, Lester managed to rebound in 2013. While his ERA dropped back to acceptable levels, his strikeout rate didn't ...

Even though spring training has wrapped, that's no reason for us to stop looking into pitchers who are throwing new pitches. In fact, this is when the fun begins. Many pitchers will test new pitches ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. The Best Pitches series rolls on - we’ve already tackled ...

The 2020 Vision Series in The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit seems to answer a vital question: How much trust can we put into numbers from the 2020 season? The question becomes particularly ...

Some of the most interesting stories to come out of spring training surround players who make material changes and are open about them with the media. A.J. Griffin, who ate 200 innings for the ...