MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 04: Joe Musgrove #59 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of the game at Target Field on August 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
After preaching a pitch to contact stategy for years, the new Pittsburgh Pirates regime focused on a pitch to strength approach. This approach appears to have saved Joe Musgrove.
One of the biggest criticisms many had of the former Pittsburgh Pirates coaching regime was their use of a pitch to contact strategy. They used this strategy on almost all their pitchers.