Yu Darvish wants to add a split-finger fastball to his repertoire of pitches and so far, so good, according to catcher Jonathan Lucroy.
Lucroy caught Darvish’s second bullpen session of the spring Friday morning and could tell Darvish has been working on the pitch this off-season.
Swing and miss pitches, that’s what makes him so good.
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy on Yu Darvish
“It’s the first time I’ve really seen it be consistent where it was dropping on the plate,” Lucroy said. “It has a diving action. If he can get that thing better it will be a big strength for him.