In Neal Huntington’s meeting with the media on Sunday morning, a question about relief pitcher Kyle Crick’s spin rate came up:
“If you can put on your pitching coach hat for a minute, Crick’s slider spin as you is like elite. What have you known about him over the years about this slider.”
The Pirates general manage gave a response, mentioning that the spin rate (rotations per minute) is part of the puzzle, but certainly not the only piece:
“Our scouts did a really nice job of identifying the mid upper 90s velocity that he’s shown in the past.