The Cardinals Are Throwing Fewer Fastballs

Apr 16 2024 by Viva El Birdos

 
Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports

A number of Cardinals pitchers are trading fastballs for sliders in a sign that the Cardinals may be modernizing their pitching strategy.

Last year, about 11 months ago, I wrote an article titled “The Cardinals Throw Too Many Fastballs” (you can read that here). The premise of that piece was that in a league where fastball usage is declining, the St. Louis Cardinals haven’t followed suit, throwing fastballs at nearly the same rate every single...

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