The understanding of pitch quality, and how to improve it, has led to more strikeouts and perhaps more injuries as well.

Mena has three pitches that are or have the potential to be plus pitches in MLB. His curveball is lethal and already graded as a 60-grade. The slider is a 55-grade while the changeup is a 50-grade.

Cristian Mena 2024 stats with the Arizona Diamondbacks and his projection for his MLB stats in the upcoming 2025 season / Jake Oliver Mena has three pitches that are or have the potential to be ...

Being a modern-day pitcher isn't easy, especially with all the analytics being thrown at you. Tarik Skubal seems to have grown well out of it.