In spring training 2025, Mets pitchers are focusing on enhancing their sinker pitches, showcasing a collective trend. Luis Severino had a successful 2024 season by increasing his sinker usage significantly, shifting from rarely using it in previous seasons. Other pitchers like Kodai Senga and Paul Blackburn are also experimenting with the sinker, aiming for unique movement variations. This shared effort among the team's pitchers around a single pitch type highlights a strategic approach to improve performance and adaptability in their game.
During his bounce-back 2024 season with the Mets, Luis Severino relied heavily on a pitch that he had thrown just 85 total times in his eight seasons with the Yankees.
It is common for the topic of conversation around a team's spring training to revolve around a pitcher's new pitch, but this year many pitchers focus on the sinker.
This spring at Mets camp, Kodai Senga picked up a sinker that he showed off Tuesday in his first start of the season.
Paul Blackburn already had thrown a sinker, but after talking with Mets coaches, he tinkered with it to engineer more horizontal movement.
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