Top 7 Filthy MLB Pitches that Mystify Batters

Rode sinker/slider combo to 1.76 ERA, 99.4 mph sinker, 100.7 mph four-seamer.

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Debut 103.2 mph four-seamer, potential for more heat in 2024.

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Tinkering with sinker, 95 mph with 16 inches of run, key for Dodgers in 2024.

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Exceptional sinker movement, 20 inches of break, Braves' asset in 2024

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Dominant cutter, 52% swing-and-miss rate, weapon against righties.

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Potential for cutter as a bigger weapon in 2024.

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Power slider, key pitch for Rays' rotation, potential to develop further.

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Top 7 Filthy MLB Pitches that Mystify Batters

Rode sinker/slider combo to 1.76 ERA, 99.4 mph sinker, 100.7 mph four-seamer.

1. Abner Uribe

Debut 103.2 mph four-seamer, potential for more heat in 2024.

2. Ben Joyce

Tinkering with sinker, 95 mph with 16 inches of run, key for Dodgers in 2024.

3. James Paxton

Exceptional sinker movement, 20 inches of break, Braves' asset in 2024

4. Chris Sale

Dominant cutter, 52% swing-and-miss rate, weapon against righties.

5. Aaron Bummer

Potential for cutter as a bigger weapon in 2024.

6. Aaron Bummer (again)

Power slider, key pitch for Rays' rotation, potential to develop further.

7. Ryan Pepiot

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