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The underrated part of Scott Alexander’s sinker

Much has been made of the Royals new and fun tool in the bullpen. Scott Alexander hasn’t been a revelation this year, but he’s instead been a solid reliever who can pitch multiple innings and also work out of a jam. Coming into the year he also wasn’t thought to be a large part of the Royals bullpen and late game strategy, so his emergence as a good left-handed reliever is a nice turn for a lost season overall.

He’s not without his flaws. He doesn’t strikeout enough batters to be a truly great reliever and his command can get a bit loose at times, but the part of his game that he centers his whole approach on (getting groundballs), he does just as good as anyone else.