Patrick Corbin gave up three hits in three scoreless innings in which he struck out four batters in a 41-pitch, 32-strike start in his second outing of the spring back on February 29th.
Corbin struck out four, one on his cutter, which he threw eight times (20%) in the Grapefruit League appearance, as the 34-year-old southpaw tried to work the pitch into the mix for the 2024 campaign, the final year of his 6-year/$140M deal in D.C.
“I’m pleased with it so far,” Corbin said afterwards, as quoted by MASN’s Mark Zuckerman, when he was asked about the cutter:
“I think the movement and location’s pretty good.