Is it me, or is Jonathan Papelbon falling in love with his fastball again? We have seen this before.
Any major leaguer can catch up with a fastball if you throw it enough. Last week it was the backup catcher from the Mets that took him deep & we ended up losing the game. Yesterday Joe Mauer comes off the bench & plunks a fastball off the seats in right.
Pap has a good splitter. He also added a slider/curve as a 3rd pitch in Spring Training. How about showing them, even if for a ball, to change the hitter's timing?
I hope John Farrell is having this conversation with Pap before his next appearance.
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