Kevin Gausman Tweaking His Mechanics
5 months agoToronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman has been slightly off this year after admitting that he probably should have started the year on the injured list in order to build his arm up properly due to a shortened spring training. Gausman tweaked his delivery going into his start on Friday against the Seattle Mariners and was happy with the results. He tried to be more "hunched over" on the mound, allowing him to lower his arm angle. One immediate result was better fastball control, and it also clocked at 1.4 mph harder than his 2024 average. Gausman had also been getting too much horizontal movement on his splitter and not enough vertical movement. He allowed two runs over six innings with 10 K's on Friday to lower his season ERA to 4.64, and he should be able to continue lowering his ERA by season's end if he stays on this path.
Source: MLB.com - Keegan Matheson
Source: MLB.com - Keegan Matheson