The common trend when it comes to fixing broken pitchers in the year 2019 has become relatively simple:
Make them throw their best pitch as often as possible and maximize its value.
For years, the narrative has been based around a pitcher commanding their fastball before they start throwing their off-speed stuff.
And while that way of thinking isn’t wrong, it does have the tendency to steer pitchers away from actually throwing their best pitch more often, which is, usually not their fastball.
The New York Mets signed former St.