Shane Bieber’s encore performance following a pitching Triple Crown has been everything we could hope for. An ERA in the low 2.00’s, a gem of a start this past Tuesday to go with his growing list of dominant outings against a division rival, his averaging more than 10 strikeouts per outing, it’s just been unabashedly great. Everything looks excellent out of the hand too — the slider is still a killer, the curve still falls off the table, and his fastball finds the black like a heat-seaker. What more could you ask for?
One thing though: last year a nice surprise was that Bieber had introduced a cutter to his repertoire.