A truly devestating pitch with nearly double the typical horizontal movement for a changeup, Urquidy saw great results with this pitch in 2019, holding hitters to a .163 AVG and a 52 wRC+ while striking out 26.9% of batters. In order to set this pitch free in 2019, he’ll need to cut back on the HRs with the pitch (21.4 HR/FB%) and get more chases outside the zone, but this is a pitch to keep an eye on in 2020.
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Blurb written by Daniel Port