Thankfully Niese went on to pitch for 7 more mlb seasons, ending his career with over 1,100 innings pitched, a 4.07 ERA, and ...
Schlittler wasn’t perfect. He didn’t dot the edges with each pitch, but he did get ahead of hitters and force them to swing ...
When launch angle became a normal part of the baseball lexicon, major league pitchers started throwing more four-seam fastballs at the top of the strike zone, and sinkers seemingly fell out of style.