Thornburg’s bread-and-butter was more like a can of baked beans in 2019, with opponents registering a .426 WOBA and 179 wRC+ against the pitch. A 23.4% strikeout rate is among the highest of Thornburg’s career, but a 6.2% swinging-strike rate suggests that the pitch ain’t fooling anybody these days.
GIF made by Rich Holman.
Blurb written by Daniel MacDonald