According to FanGraphs, Luebke used his changeup only 6.8 percent of the time in 2011, well behind the use of his fastball (64.3 percent) and slider (25.8). But the pitch became a weapon during Spring Training as Luebke used it behind in the count, and often times, to get balls in play early in the count.
"I think the changeup is going to be critical for Cory as it is for a lot of pitchers," Black said. "I think he knows that with the fastball and slider that the change a lot of times is a separator from guys who end up having successful, long careers."
Luebke used the changeup several times each time out in Spring Training and saw good results from it. One of the biggest benefits is getting hitters to put the ball in play on it earlier in the count. If Luebke can do that, he hopes to pitch deeper into games than he did a year ago.
According to FanGraphs, Luebke used his changeup only 6.8 percent of the time in 2011, well behind the use of his fastball (64.3 percent) and slider (25.8). But the pitch became a weapon during Spring Training as Luebke used it behind in the count, and often times, to get balls in play early in the count.
"I think the changeup is going to be critical for Cory as it is for a lot of pitchers," Black said. "I think he knows that with the fastball and slider that the change a lot of times is a separator from guys who end up having successful, long careers."
Luebke used the changeup several times each time out in Spring Training and saw good results from it. One of the biggest benefits is getting hitters to put the ball in play on it earlier in the count. If Luebke can do that, he hopes to pitch deeper into games than he did a year ago.
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