James Paxton, the new left-handed pitcher for the Dodgers, aims to improve his performance by adjusting his pitch grips, changing his cutter into a slider. Paxton hopes this adjustment will prevent a repeat of his rough patch in 2023 with the Red Sox.
James Paxton has changed his cutter into a slider https://t.co/UektsyVmp7
George Kirby's Pitch Grips. -Four Seam Fastball -Two Seamer -Knuckle Curve (2 different grips) -Spiked Slider (2 different grips) -Splitter -Knuckleball Big thanks to @gkirb98! https://t.co/7b9ReHavsC
Logan Gilbert's Pitch Grips: -Slider -Curve -Cutter [new!] -Splitter [Thanks again to @logangilbert22] https://t.co/Scku8Y5Uv1
Can James Paxton deliver again? The Dodgers are counting on it https://t.co/Aj0IqEzkpI
“The life on my stuff was not there. The ball was coming in kind of dead. It was sitting there on a tee for them." New #Dodgers LHP James Paxton hopes a lighter workload and new slider will prevent the kind of rough patch that marred his end to 2023 w/BOS. https://t.co/EUgM9zgh2s