PITTSBURGH -- Stop me if you've heard this one before:
A mediocre reliever was cast aside by his former club one April. The Padres claimed that reliever off waivers, helped him develop a dominant new pitch and now he's among the best late-inning weapons in the sport.
San Diego did it with Brad Hand and his slider in 2016. That story has been rehearsed ad nauseam. Perhaps it's time to give Kirby Yates -- and his devastating split-finger fastball -- some of the same recognition.