If the curve is tasty, Fried’s new slider is downright delicious. We didn’t see it in 2018 but it was a Money Pitch this year recording a 40.9% O-Swing%, a 42% Zone rate, and a 15.3% whiff rate. It also limited hitters to an impressive .200 batting average. It’s deceptiveness emanates from 12.7 inches of break, a league leading 6.9 inches above the average for horizontal movement. Watch and admire.
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Blurb written by Benjamin Haller