Anne Rogers’ latest newsletter had this note about Scott Barlow’s 2-inning save, along with Brewer Hicklen’s mindset shift and other Royals notes:
It’s been five days, but I’m still thinking about ever-reliable reliever Scott Barlow’s two-inning, 41-pitch save on Thursday night. Not only because it was such a clutch performance, but also because of how he did it.
Only four pitches of Barlow’s 41 were fastballs. He leaned heavily on his slider and curveball, a trend the 29-year-old reliever has carried throughout his career — but also one that has reached new heights to begin 2022.