"Last night, he continued to rely on the changeup (30%), but also threw just as many sliders. These were two pitches that he's used a decent amount already, so nothing crazy going on yet. But his third most-used pitch was his sinker in this game, which he threw 26% of the time, while his four-seamer, which has been one of his most-used offerings over the years, sat at just 13%."
"Now, this could just be that this was his second time facing the same opponent in the span of days, and his first outing didn't go so well, so he was looking to switch things up. He went 2/3 of an inning, giving up a hit, three walks, and four earned runs while striking out a batter against Albuquerque on Tuesday."
Jared Shuster was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Chicago White Sox and optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. The 27-year-old was a first-round pick (25th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2020. Shuster owns a 5.27 ERA across 141 2/3 big-league innings, including an 8.04 ERA in 15 2/3 innings this season. With the White Sox he leaned heavily on a changeup (nearly 37%), followed by a four-seamer (32%), slider (26%) and sinker (4.3%). In a recent Las Vegas outing he increased sinker usage to 26% while reducing his four-seamer to 13%. Results remain inconsistent and the sample size is very small.
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