Under The Knife 6/21/21

Threading The Eye of the Needle

So today is sticky-mageddon. Eh, doesn’t really have a ring to it. We’ve already seen that spin rate is going down as pitchers are trying to adjust early and velocity is going up, as pitchers now have one less weapon and are reaching back for a bit more speed. I’m curious to see if pitch mixes change as well. If the slider’s not moving as much because t…