The 23-year-old reliever had sweeping success with his sweeper last season. The idea now is to be less predictable.
Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering had a 1.17 ERA through seven outings going into Sunday night’s game against the Giants.threw last season, 85% were sweepers. It’s hard to fault him for leaning on that pitch. It was difficult for hitters to pick up on, and even more difficult given how Kerkering was manipulating it — throwing it in different spots and with various speeds and movements.
“When you’re at the big-league level, closer games, you don’t want to experiment,” he said. “So I think it’s learning to trust it. I’ve been throwing it a lot more in the bullpens and catch play and all of that stuff, so I think I keep building it up a little bit.” He has had a strong start to the season so far — posting a 1.17 ERA through seven outings going into Sunday night’s game against the Giants — but they think adding the two-seamer will accentuate the other pitches in his arsenal.
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