When launch angle became a normal part of the baseball lexicon, major league pitchers started throwing more four-seam fastballs at the top of the strike zone, and sinkers seemingly fell out of style.

A big reason for this pitch is his cutter, a pitch that has allowed a .625 Expected SLG% on the season with a 22.9% Whiff Rate. Fried has countered this by using his sinker at a higher rate in his ...