What’s your favorite kind of pitch? There’s something to admire in Aroldis Chapman or Jordan Hicks blowing a 103 mph heater right by a hitter. Adam Ottavino has certainly won over a lot of Yankee fans with his hilarious, frisbee-like slider. For me though, there are few things sweeter than a really, really well-placed changeup that makes a batter swing right over top.
Felix Hernandez and Marco Estrada are two good examples of pitchers I watched growing up who would dominate major league lineups with a changeup that, even when you knew it was coming, hitters would struggle to no end with.