Cubs Insider · Feb 23, 2018
Morrow Helping New Teammates Figure Out Dodgers’ High-Strike Strategy
Yu Darvish was the most prominent former Dodger the Cubs signed this winter, but Brandon Morrow could be even more important from a strategic perspective. That’s because the reliever whose dominant performance helped to bounce the Cubs from the NLCS is now teaching his new teammates exactly how the Dodgers were able to shut them down.
“(The Dodgers) put a big emphasis on it and they scout for it,” Morrow shared with the Tribune’s Mark Gonzales. “For me, it was learning how low you can go, where you’re still above the barrel. Throw a high strike that doesn’t have to be at the eyes and working down, finding where you can get guys to swing.”