*Editor’s note: This was written before his terrible performance last night. Check the PS for thoughts about that.
Since rejoining the rotation in mid-May Brady Singer has looked like an ace. He’s allowed only three runs in those three starts while striking out 20. Everyone seems prepared to credit his decision to finally throw the changeup as the big difference. But I am a bit more skeptical of that. So I decided to do some digging.
How much different is the changeup?
The most obvious difference when one looks at Baseball Savant is that he’s finally throwing the change a significant amount of the time.