Following the addition of Corbin Burnes, several Dbacks pitchers have come into focus for the backend of a suddenly very deep rotation. I decided to take a deeper dive into some of their arsenals. I was focusing on a couple things: Is the Ryne Nelson of the second half for real? Is Yilber Diaz a starter? And what the heck happened to Jordan Montgomery? This led me to discovering a new pitch I hadn’t ever even heard of before, as well as changed my mind about some of these guys’ long term outlook.
Lets get to the basics first.