Kenta Maeda of the Minnesota Twins pitches the ball against the Detroit Tigers. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
With the greater use of analytics and the arrival of Wes Johnson as pitching coach, several Minnesota Twins pitchers have either changed the mechanics of how they throw certain pitches, or have developed a new pitch to augment their repertoire.
There also have been some instances where Johnson has advised players to throw their best stuff more often and decrease the use of some secondary pitches. This was the case with Matt Wisler and Tyler Duffey in 2020.