Patrick Corbin left a cutter up to Marlins’ outfielder Griffin Conine, a 2018 2nd Round pick who’s worked his way up to Triple-A in Miami’s system but hasn’t yet reached the majors, and Conine turned it around for a two-run home run in the third inning of the Nationals’ left-hander’s four-inning, 47-pitch, 37-strike start last week.
Corbin missed his location on that particular pitch, but overall, he said, he’s been happy with the cutter as he’s worked to add it to the mix this spring.
“I think I like it,” Corbin said of the new pitch, as quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blanco.