Blair hoping slider will propel him into rotation
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: So this is interesting! We learn so much within the first week of Spring Training. Last season, Blair struggled with an “out-pitch” meaning when getting ahead of hitters, he was struggling because everything he threw, hitters could touch.
That leads to throwing more pitches, getting tired quicker, giving up more hits, more runs…it’s a trickle effect.
Now as we head into 2017, we’ve learned that Blair continued to develop the slider he tried working on in 2016.