BOSTON -- Here's the deal with Rick Porcello: More sinkers mean less stinkers.
Got that?
Porcello should say those words before every start for the Boston Red Sox. If it helps, he should repeat them between innings, even as he stands on the mound. Thirty-three starts into his Red Sox career, it's clear Porcello is at his best when he's throwing his signature sinker more than any other pitch in his repertoire.
Check it out: Through the first four months of last season, Porcello got away from his sinker, instead trying to lean on his four-seam fastball.