Video below shows the last two in the sequence. Rōki Sasaki could just throw a Splitter every pitch. Yes, those are indeed splitters, not sliders. That offering is what makes Sasaki so unique ...

In that respect, Sasaki's splitter more resembled the spin killers currently deployed by the Mariners' star trio of Logan Gilbert (640 rpm), Bryce Miller (912 rpm) and George Kirb ...

Sasaki made two appearances during the Cactus League: the first as part of a multi-inning relief outing, the second as a ...