Let’s use recent history as a guide to answer that question.

Johnny King burst on the scene in 2025, posting gaudy strikeout rates and dazzling with his advanced arsenal of pitches.

Cam opened a lot of eyes as he only got better throughout the 2025 season.

Location: The pitch’s destination, because some locations are harder for batters to hit. A fourth aspect, the interplay between a pitcher’s collection of pitches, or arsenal, is the subject of ongoing ...

Miami — Put it on a T-shirt. Like an old-timey “Wanted” poster: Dillon Dingler’s mugshot with the inscription, Strike Bandit, underneath. The man steals strikes, plain and simple. “One of our quiet ...

What do you think pitching is more closely related to, science or art? In the modern baseball game, this question, which once had a universal answer, is a loaded one. It’s easy to understand why.