MEMPHIS, Tenn. — During the seventh inning of a May 3 home start for Class AAA Memphis, Cardinals prospect Michael McGreevy thought for certain he caught the top of the strike zone while facing Marlins prospect Jacob Amaya.
Behind 2-0 in the count, McGreevy threw a sinker he saw cross the middle of the strike zone at the 5-foot-11 shortstop’s belly button. But the pitch was ball three.
So, the right-hander tried for the same spot again. The next sinker was slightly less elevated in the zone.
Ball four.
“It’s like, ‘Where are these missing?