Matt Barnes wasn’t too sure about changing anything about his approach heading into the 2021 season. But he’s finding change can be very good amid a solid start.
The Red Sox closer is committing to working faster and attacking the strike zone more often than he has in previous years, something NBC Sports Boston’s John Tomase highlighted early Wednesday morning.
“I would kind of nibble around the zone a little bit, try to force guys to expand before they were ever engaged,” Barnes said of his pitching style before this year.