MESA, Ariz. — A’s reliever Sean Doolittle is using a different changeup grip this spring as he continues working to master his secondary pitches.
Actually, the new grip is the old grip.
The lefty is back using the circle change that he utilized before last season, deciding to scrap the split-change that he experimented with in 2016.
“I went back to a circle change I’ve been working on all offseason,” Doolittle said. “It’s easier to repeat. I had trouble (with the split-change) staying through it. I’d end up yanking it.”
Pitchers grip the circle change as if making an “OK” sign with their hand.