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Come Fan with UsFriday, August 7, 2026

A Cutter No More!

In the pantheon of spring training clichés, “added a new pitch” is second only to “best shape of his life.” But Carlos Marmol hates being conventional:

↵Marmol confirmed what skip Dale Sveum said, “Cutter I’m not gonna throw anymore. I’m gonna work on my [slider].”↵John Arguello may have sleuthed why:

↵It appeared last year that Marmol had lost movement on his slider. However, it now seems possible that it was the cut fastball that was being mistakenly reported as a slider. [e.a.]

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