Last season, Detmers improved when he started throwing his slider harder, but he realized he took it too far this year. He’s been more successful since dialing back the velocity, giving hitte…
ANAHEIM — For the second straight season, it seems that Reid Detmers’ fortunes have turned with a change to his slider.
A day after Detmers pitched his fourth consecutive dominant game, he detailed the journey of his slider. The end result was that he now has two varieties of sliders to use, one that is around 90-91 mph and one that is 85-86 mph. This season, Detmers’ slider averaged 90.2 mph over his first 10 starts, up until that game in Houston. Opponents were hitting .279 against the pitch. His fastball, meanwhile, averaged 94.9 mph.
He’s also maintained his fastball velocity at just under 95 mph, before and after the slider change, which has given him more of a gap between the pitches. That’s eliminated the need for him to throw his changeup at all. “Reid’s nasty,” Trout said. “He’s throwing all his pitches for strikes and changing speeds with his slider, throwing one hard, throwing one soft. It’s pretty impressive.”Left-handed reliever Matt Moore said he’s not sure when he’s going to get back on a mound for a bullpen session or a simulated game. Moore said “my whole body felt kind of sore” after Saturday’s simulated game, so now they are taking it day by day. “I think it’ll be ready when it’s ready,” Moore said.
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