Snell rarely throws his changeup in the zone, and it can be very effective when located properly near the bottom of the zone. It generates a high percentage of ground balls, and thus weak contact. Despite an impressive 20.1% SwStr%, Snell did not utilize this pitch for strikeouts with just a 10.7% K rate. Similar to the curve, increasing the zone rate of the changeup could improve the results against the pitch.
GIF made by Mark McElroy.
Blurb written by Max Freeze