SAN FRANCISCO — The velocity on Kyle Freeland’s fastball is down, of that there can be no doubt.
To say that it’s an alarming trend would be saying too much, but it’s certainly been on the mind of the Rockies’ 30-year-old left-hander.
“It’s a little bit concerning,” Freeland said Friday before the Rockies played the Giants at Oracle Park. “But you know that I’ve never been one to say that I can’t pitch without high velo. I’m still going to go out and use my mix of pitches to try and get outs. Obviously, velocity on your pitches is going to help with that because hitters aren’t going to be able to track the pitch as long.