![]() 6 prospect Ben Brown fanned a season-high 10 batters to reach double digits in strikeouts for the sixth time in his career. In just his second Triple-A start, #Cubs No. He obviously would be a better candidate to speak to this than anyone else, but I think it was just the detail and the focus that we helped foster as it related to the changeup design, that helped push him over the edge.” ![]() He’s still obviously not using it a ton, nor would I suggest that he do given the success of the rest of the repertoire. “We finally identified a grip that kind of works with his release characteristics,” VP of pitching and assistant GM Craig Breslow said. They wanted to add some east-west pitches to the arsenal and have given Brown a slider with significant horizontal movement and a changeup that went through many grip changes before landing on one Brown felt comfortable with. ![]() ![]() When the Cubs sent closer David Robertson to the Philadelphia Phillies last summer for Brown, they knew they were getting a pitcher with an elite fastball-curveball combination. ![]()
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