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Who has the best sinker in MLB


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The big difference is velocity: Wang's sinker is consistently 2 to 4 mph faster than those of other top sinkerballers

That's because it's a 2-seamer with wicked movement and trajectory.

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A good sinker -- which essentially is a fastball thrown with a roll of the wrist to create downward movement -- drops sharply as it approaches the plate and typically results in the batter-hitting a ground ball. Against a good sinkerballer -- these three are ranked the majors' best by a longtime big-league scout -- a batter can know the pitch is coming and still not be able to hit the ball in the air

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That's because it's a 2-seamer with wicked movement and trajectory.

Thank you Totte. He does not throw a sinker.

Cla Meredith. The ball never gets over a foot off the ground. Why can't the Sox get people like him?

... oh wait.

:lmao: Quote of the day.

But at least you guys got Mirabelli back...

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although Wang doesn't technically throw a "sinker", it should still be counted as a sinker in this occasion. With that in mind:

1. Wang

2. Webb

3. Halladay

4. Lowe

5. Possibly Bob Wickman

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Would you give away a decent backup catcher and a relief prospect for a backup catcher who only plays to catch knuckleballs?

This is the move that should have made Theo Epstein run out of Fenway in a gorilla suit.

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Would you give away a decent backup catcher and a relief prospect for a backup catcher who only plays to catch knuckleballs?

No not really but he proved really valuable when Varitek went down with his knee injury and Javy Lopez couldn't deliver :)

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