Jeff Blair

Dude, those 99, he's got almost seven feet of extension.

Why is he not getting more swing and miss on that?

Well, Petey was...

The pitching coach was thinking the same thing I was thinking.

And now all of a sudden this year, what's he doing?

More sliders, more sinkers to righty.

Those have went up almost 5% from last year.

More change-ups to lefties.

So if I'm coming into the season and I'm telling myself, I throw really hard, I got a really good fastball, I got great extension because I'm a giant human, so my 99 should look 199.

And I love my knuckle curve.

How do I maximize those two things?

Take advantage of all the pitches you have.

I've been saying that to you forever.

So you add more pitches to a righty, you throw the changeup, which he seems to like, right?

It's the different carrying the zone.

I mean, it's pretty hard, but you're still, it's got a little sank to it, which is a big deal.

He's thrown 62 fastballs this year.

No hits.

Seven of the 13 Ks he's had this year are off the fastball.

It don't happen just because.