Rubbing Mud: First-Pitch Fastballs and the Team That Stopped Throwing Them Matthew Trueblood March 16, 2018 Share: > Image credit: USA Today Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusHow one team tries to avoid being ambushed, and why other teams may soon follow their lead. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $66.99 / yearPremium - $45.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $6.99 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Boston Red SoxCraig KimbrelJoey VottoPitching Related Articles You Got It (The Right Stuff) $ by Timothy Jackson 12/09 0 The Red Sox Share Their Password B by Craig Goldstein and Ginny Searle 12/05 2 BP Job Postings: Five Red Sox Positions by BP Staff 10/15 0 The Red Sox and Dodgers Might Defect To the Side of Revenue-Sharing $ by Marc Normandin 10/09 10 AL Wild Card Game 1 Previews $ by Catherine Galanti 9/30 0 Latest Articles 2026 Prospects: Texas Rangers Top Prospects $ by Grant Schiller and BP Prospect Staff 12/12 4 Around the League in 90 Days: The Diamondbacks $ by Rob Mains 12/12 6 Kyle Schwarber, the Cub That Got Away $ by Bradley Woodrum 12/12 2 What Awaits Us In 2026 B by Mario Delgado Genzor 12/12 0 El año que fue: 2025 en tendencias by Rob Mains 12/12 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Matthew Trueblood @MATrueblood More about: Boston Red SoxCraig KimbrelJoey VottoPitching Latest Articles 2026 Prospects: Texas Rangers Top Prospects $ by Grant Schiller and BP Prospect Staff 12/12 4 Around the League in 90 Days: The Diamondbacks $ by Rob Mains 12/12 6 Kyle Schwarber, the Cub That Got Away $ by Bradley Woodrum 12/12 2 Related Articles You Got It (The Right Stuff) $ by Timothy Jackson 12/09 0 The Red Sox Share Their Password B by Craig Goldstein and Ginny Searle 12/05 2 BP Job Postings: Five Red Sox Positions by BP Staff 10/15 0 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe
