In that respect, Sasaki's splitter more resembled the spin killers currently deployed by the Mariners' star trio of Logan Gilbert (640 rpm), Bryce Miller (912 rpm) and George Kirby (946 rpm) than the ...

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His splitter, one of his more reliable pitches, was the pitch he threw on both home runs. Still, he came out of the start physically feeling fine. “I felt good,” he said. “Body mechanics, everything ...

Last season, Bednar had a 31.1% whiff rate — which ranked in MLB's 89th percentile — and the splitter came in at 36.2%.