Daily News | Andrew Painter shows his potential -- and a new pitch -- in Phillies camp
is new. Competing for a spot in a big-league rotation is new. And adding a fifth pitch to his arsenal isPainter has thrown the same four pitches since high school. He doesn’t know how long it will take him to feel comfortable throwing his cutter, because he hasn’t developed a pitch since he started throwing those first four. But regardless, the right-handed pitcher feels that at some point soon, it could elevate his game.
The cutter is still in its early phases, but the returns have been promising so far. Painter threw a few more to Realmuto in a bullpen session on Thursday afternoon. Standing in front of a horde of scouts, baseball operations officials and coaches, Painter, the guy who cannot legally rent a car or a buy a drink, looked like he belonged.
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