He is throwing harder, in the 93- to 94-mile-an-hour range, and has added a cutter to keep hitters honest.

Baseball owners unanimously backed six proposals to shorten the time of games, including one to keep hitters in the batter's box.

But that did little to keep hitters from crowding the plate.

A changeup specialist, he was known for keeping hitters off balance by throwing extremely slow pitches.

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He found himself working the outside corner too often, failing to keep hitters honest by challenging them inside.

The pitch normally sits around 80-82 mph, mainly incorporated to keep hitters out of a rhythm.

He's a bit undersized, which might concern some, but he does a nice job mixing his pitches and keeping hitters guessing.

He threw a low-70s curveball to keep hitters off balance, and a low-80s slider.

He gets ahead in the count and keeps hitters in a defense mode.