Trevor Williams Brought Sinker Back in Big Way Monday Night

I would like to welcome Trevor Williams’ sinker back to Major League Baseball. Last season, the tattooed right-hander cut back on the pitch because he felt as if it was getting crushed, but Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic noted, the sinker appeared to be a focal point of the Cubs’ plan to reinvigorate the former Pirate’s performance.

In Williams’ first start as a Cub, he threw a sinker just a tad more than once every five pitches, a rate even higher than his pre-2020 seasons.

Trevor Williams sinker usage…

2018-2019: 15%

2020: 8%

2021: 21%

"What the Cubs said when they brought me in was, ‘This is what made you good and you went away from it and this is what we’re trying to get you back to. Because…