The Utterly Logical, Halfway Mystifying Disappearance of the Sidearm Four-Seamer Matthew Trueblood June 3, 2026 Share: > Image credit: © Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusEverything about it says it should work. Which is a big chunk of the problem. Full access to this article is for Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / monthBasic - Free Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Automated Strike ZoneFour-Seamers Are Out-Pitches TooRubbing MudSidearmersVAA Related Articles Jed Hoyer’s Broken Bootstraps $ by Matthew Trueblood 6/09 2 The Middle Third $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/28 1 Team Scooch $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/26 0 Leave It to the Guys With Two Eyes $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/20 2 The Pursuit $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/18 3 Latest Articles Five & Dive Episode 552: Blake Beavan in the Upside Down by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 6/09 0 Jed Hoyer’s Broken Bootstraps $ by Matthew Trueblood 6/09 2 Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 11 $ by Nathan Grimm 6/09 0 Pitching Category Helpers ’26: Week 12 $ by Ryan Boyer 6/09 0 Brave Old World $ by Patrick Dubuque 6/09 1 more chevron_rightchevron_right Matthew Trueblood @MATrueblood More about: Automated Strike ZoneFour-Seamers Are Out-Pitches TooRubbing MudSidearmersVAA Latest Articles Five & Dive Episode 552: Blake Beavan in the Upside Down by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 6/09 0 Jed Hoyer’s Broken Bootstraps $ by Matthew Trueblood 6/09 2 Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 11 $ by Nathan Grimm 6/09 0 Related Articles Jed Hoyer’s Broken Bootstraps $ by Matthew Trueblood 6/09 2 The Middle Third $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/28 1 Team Scooch $ by Matthew Trueblood 5/26 0 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe