King Felix vs. Mark Leiter, 12:40pm
Happy Felix Day to all. Given yesterday’s post about Felix’s struggle to adjust to using the entirety of the strike zone (and not just the bottom), today’s game’s a good opportunity to see how his gameplan may be changing or adapting. I’d love to see a few less sinkers, and a more coordinated approach to using his four-seam fastball and the curve that he’s used so much this year. The change is still his best pitch, but he’s got to get to it more effectively.
It happens all the time now, but I’ll admit to being a bit stunned that today’s SP for Philly is the son of former Phillies and M’s pitcher Mark Leiter, sr.