SAN FRANCISCO–Ray Black’s fastball shoots out of his hand at 100 miles per hour. Reyes Moronta’s four-seamer is nearly as blinding.
Starters Andrew Suárez and Dereck Rodríguez have heaters that routinely touch the low-to-mid 90s, and neither pitcher is afraid to throw their fastballs on both sides of the plate.
Baseball is changing and to break into the big leagues, a pitcher must throw hard and must induce whiffs. To stick around, a rookie’s best bet is to listen to Buster Posey.
“Whatever he’s going to call, I never shake him off because he knows more than me,” Suárez said.