Despite returning a negative pVAL in 2018, Davies more than doubled down on his changeup last season, upping its usage to a career-high 31%. Registering a respectable 15.9% swinging-strike rate, the changeup was far and away Davies’ best (and nearly only) option for generating whiffs: No other pitch in his arsenal even neared double-digits.
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Blurb written by Erik van Rheenen