For the first time in eight major league seasons, 32-year-old reliever Dylan Floro threw more four-seam fastballs than any other pitch in 2023, turning to it 34.2% of the time on the year, but opposing hitters had a .271 AVG on the fastball, up from .145 and .148 in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He’d previously thrown sinkers more often than his other pitches in each of his first seven seasons, but hitters put up .344 AVG on the pitch last year, up from .275 in 2022, and .215 in 2021, so he decided he had to mix things up a bit.
Washington Nationals news & notes: Dylan Floro looks to bounce back after down ‘23 campaign...
