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 ...

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 ...

Cristopher Sánchez has done quite well for the Philadelphia Phillies in his limited time with the big league club. The 25-year-old left-hander has a 3.48 ERA in nine games this season (two starts), ...

A strong Opening Day start could (temporarily) soothe an aching Spring Training where the Yankees dealt a slew of brutal injuries. As the team jogged onto the field for the first pitch, they did so ...

Welcome to Mixing It Up, a weekly column where I look at starting pitchers who are making noteworthy changes to their pitch mix or pitch shape/velocity. In this column, I’ll break down three to five ...

Trevor Rogers’ ascent to baseball royalty with the Orioles could be determined by one pitch whether he’s just visiting ...

HOUSTON — Framber Valdez is a groundball guru, always one pitch away from avoiding danger during tense situations. Since 2018, no starting pitcher with at least 500 innings has generated more ...

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explained Saturday that Graterol was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City to work on his sinker and slider, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Graterol was activated from ...

This is the Morning Win, by Andy Nesbitt. Major League Baseball pitchers are getting really good at being able to do some really goofy things with a baseball and by goofy I mean throwing utterly ...

It feels strange to say that one of the most forward-thinking organizations in Major League Baseball still has a Proven Closer, but that is what Kenley Jansen has been for the Los Angeles Dodgers for ...

Clay Holmes knew what made him special as a pitcher. It took some time — and a trade to the Yankees — for that vision to become reality. Credit...Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Supported by By Tyler ...