Mitch White is a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher. He came to us in trade from the Dodgers on August 2nd last year. We sent Moises Brito and Nick Frasso to LA for him and Alex De Jesus. I was a fan...
Mitch White is a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher. He came to us in trade from the Dodgers on August 2nd last year. We sent Moises Brito and Nick Frasso to LA for him and Alex De Jesus. I was a fan of Frasso, so I wasn’t thrilled with the trade. He is a 24-year-old who hasn’t pitched above A yet. De Jesus turns 21 in March, he’s a long way from the majors as well.
White pitched in a couple of games in 2020, a few more games in 2021, and then pitched in 15 games, 10 starts with the Dodgers before the trade, with a 3.70 ERA. With the Dodgers, batters hit .237/.304/.372 against him. Then, with the Jays, batters hit .321/.374/.484 against him. I don’t know why the difference. It could just be sample sizejust after the trade, and he talked about a new grip on his slider he had come up with with the help of Dodger pitching coach Connor McGuinness. Gotta like anyone with Guinness in his name. Part of what he said:
“This is anecdotal — I don’t necessarily know all the numbers — but my new one has been more effective than my old one. And I’d say the harder I throw it, the better it is. We talk a lot about having a threshold… like. He’d be pissed if he threw a slider 86-87 [mph], whereas you knew he was going to have a good day when it was 88-89. That’s because it’s closer to his heater, and it’s so late. It’s going to carry its line, then bite.
“The grip changed a lot. It’s called a soft spike — at least that’s what we started calling it — and the idea is… I mean, my fastball cuts a lot. My middle finger is very dominant, so my ball doesn’t get a lot of tail. Or then there’s a
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