“The White Sox love sinkerball pitchers,” catcher Kevan Smith said.
He was talking about the deeply avowed sinkerballer Tyler Danish, but probably wound up revealing a frame with which to view the changes made with many White Sox pitching prospects. Carson Fulmer, the electric stuff/questionable delivery draft prospect, turned high strikeout/high walk minor leaguer, is now someone who professes his love for busting his two-seam fastball inside on everyone’s hands, and talks like Danish in interviews.
“I think more importantly you just have to force weak contact,” Fulmer said. “Or at least just contact and not trying to be too fine.