Four-seamers, sinkers, fastballs high and low, tight and inside or painting a corner; All fastballs are welcome. Offspeed stuff should be flashed but not relied upon; Breaking stuff can only be as good when it plays off of fastball command.
Yes, the tired narrative of the club’s pitching philosophy is a well known cliche’ at this point. But, it’s a cliche for a reason. Just this past Sunday on his radio show, general manager Neal Huntington both reiterated the team’s unwavering rigor in maintaining the status quo while recognizing the baseball-wide trend away from the heat.
”We do recognize that it [going away from such heavy fastball usage] is a trend,” Huntington began.