Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal praises Clayton Kershaw's exceptional slider, which has contributed to Kershaw's outstanding career ERA. Despite Skubal's attempts over several years to replicate this slider through various techniques and adjustments, he has yet to succeed, expressing both frustration and hope. The article emphasizes the importance of new pitches in spring training, highlighting the evolving, data-driven environment where pitchers experiment to refine their skills, seeking to improve performance and potentially change their careers with new offerings.
I've been trying to get Kershaw's slider for four or five years and I can't get it. I just can't get it. So it's frustrating.
New-pitch success stories are now almost a rite of spring training, the upshot of a data-driven pitching world in which players A/B test their capability.
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