Fixing the changeup will be key for Jakob Junis

Jakob Junis was impressive in his first spring training start against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Through three innings, Junis gave up three hits, a walk and four strikeouts while allowing one run. His pitches were well sequenced and showed some nice movement. What I felt he did best was impede hitter timing as evidenced by his velocity chart below.

Here’s a visual example of how Junis worked hitters. This is a three-pitch strikeout of Jake Lamb which saw his pitch sequence go 92 MPH four-seam, to 84 MPH changeup, to 93 MPH sinker.