This headline is a lie. The thing I was most encouraged by in Bryan Woo’s performance on Friday night was that he was out there at all. And despite being lifted from the game in the fifth inning with “forearm tightness,” he’s listed as the probable starter for this afternoon, so it seems like they weren’t toying with our emotions when they said that pulling him was just precautionary. So I’m letting myself get excited about what Woo has to offer over the rest of the year, which brings me to the subject of this article: his changeup.
Let’s start by zooming out.