The Astros are no stranger to tinkering with pitchers over the last half-decade or so. In 2020, they leaned into the new Sweeper shape on sliders, reshaping the breaking offerings of Jose Urquidy, Luis Garcia, and Lance McCullers Jr to provide sliders with more horizontal movement than vertical relative to the average. All three starters … Continue reading Pitch Design: Framber Valdez and Jose Urquidy Both Throw Cutters Now