71. He junked the slide-step and starting throwing first-pitch breaking balls. 72. He explained it away by saying Mercedes was a breaking ball pitcher with a slow delivery. 73. He knows when he can throw his breaking ball, when he can drop his arm and throw a sidearm fastball. 74. He appears to have better control of his fastball and his breaking ball again is sharp. 75. He had a good breaking ball, and he certainly had his velocity. 76. He had trouble with his breaking ball and still kept us in games. 77. He has a good fastball and a sharp breaking ball. 78. He has always been a decent fastball hitter, Engle said, but now he is hitting breaking balls better. 79. He could have thrown a breaking ball in the dirt. |