Following his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals last September, 27-year-old lefty Josh Rogers, (who was signed in early June, three days after he was released by the Baltimore Orioles, following only four games (two starts) back from a year off during 2020’s 60-game COVID campaign, during which he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery), said he’d changed things up a bit to give hitters a different look as he worked his way back.
With a twitchy, swaying, rocking motion on the mound as he went into his delivery, Rogers hoped to throw hitters’ timing off.