During Spring Training I noticed that Jon Lester looked like he was working hard on his changeup, a pitch that he rarely threw during his first three seasons as a Cub. So it wasn’t surprising after Lester’s latest start against the Pirates this past Saturday — one in which he threw a one-hit shutout — to state, “My changeup has been my most consistent off-speed pitch this year.”
It sure seems like all that hard work is paying off.
As the season goes on, Lester is throwing more and more of the changeup, too.