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Logan Allen and the Two-Seamer of Destiny

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“Sinker. Two-Seamer. Whatever.”

Not so fast my friend.

I am making a solem declaration on behalf of interested baseball nuts everywhere. The sinker and the two-seamer are not the same pitch. You might as well say that a cutter and a slider are the same thing, and some folks do.

It’s a lot more complicated than that, and I want to key in on Logan Allen in order to explain. First, let’s consider Quincy Wheeler’s own musings from a few days ago.

The primary change Allen has displayed is adding a sinker to his pitch mix.