BRADENTON, Fla. – Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitching prospect Cody Bolton is returning to the mound healthy, and with an old pitch.
Bolton is returning from right knee surgery, and has been working off the mound for the last month and a half, throwing a live batting practice last Friday, with fastballs only.
When he works in the secondary stuff in the future, Bolton will be working in his old slider.
Gone is his curveball, which came out of a higher arm slot from his other pitches. The slider will also be adjusting from more of a cutter, back to the true-slider he was throwing pre-2019.