Rubbing Mud: Sliders Have Overtaken Sinkers (and What it Means) Matthew Trueblood September 20, 2018 Share: > Image credit: USA Today Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusPitching is radically different than it was just a few years ago. 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 Pitching Related Articles Have We Reached Peak Pitcher? $ by Russell A. Carleton 7/02 4 Openly Skeptical $ by Russell A. Carleton 12/01 10 Game Seventy $ by Russell A. Carleton 9/22 3 What Is A Starting Pitcher?—Part 4 $ by Rob Mains 9/09 0 The Passing of the Free Pass $ by Patrick Dubuque 5/05 5 Latest Articles Draft Champions Sleepers for 2025: Hitters 2.0 $ by Ryan Boyer 12/22 0 TA: Murakami Goes To the South Side $ by Bradley Woodrum 12/22 3 Minor League Update: Jaison Lives $ by Nathan Graham 12/22 0 2026 Prospects: Atlanta Braves Top Prospects $ by Jeffrey Paternostro and BP Prospect Staff 12/22 3 Catcher’s Interferences: A Year in Pictures $ by Daniel R. Epstein 12/22 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Matthew Trueblood @MATrueblood More about: Pitching Latest Articles Draft Champions Sleepers for 2025: Hitters 2.0 $ by Ryan Boyer 12/22 0 TA: Murakami Goes To the South Side $ by Bradley Woodrum 12/22 3 2026 Prospects: Atlanta Braves Top Prospects $ by Jeffrey Paternostro and BP Prospect Staff 12/22 3 Related Articles Have We Reached Peak Pitcher? $ by Russell A. Carleton 7/02 4 Openly Skeptical $ by Russell A. Carleton 12/01 10 Game Seventy $ by Russell A. Carleton 9/22 3 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe