As the counterpart to his primary sinker, the cutter was Leake’s 2nd favorite offering in 2019 (26.8%) and was generally the more effective, though still average, pitch (.441 slugging against) with better results against LHB (.393). Like most of his repertoire, the cutter is not a significant swing-and-miss pitch (8.6% SwStr) with modest gloveside cut and depth and diminishing velocity (86.8 mph).
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Blurb written by Jon Straub