Mackenzie Gore, Eno Sarris wrote at The Athletic this week, appears to have done the work necessary to take a step in his development, at least early in his third season in the majors.
“This season,” Sarris noted, “Gore is…”:
• Throwing the four-seam 2 mph harder, with more ride
• Throwing the slider 3 mph harder
• Throwing the curve 1 tick harder, with more drop
• Throwing the changeup almost 2 ticks slower
Going into start No. 3, Gore was averaging 97 MPH on his fastball, up from 94.