Sunday Notes: Shane Baz's Hidden Knuckleball and Other MLB Prospect Highlights
By
David Laurila
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
This article covers Shane Baz, a Baltimore Orioles pitcher who has a knuckleball in his repertoire that he rarely uses but would like to unleash in MLB games. It also touches on other baseball prospects and players including NYY prospect Bradley Hanner, Dustin Garneau on outlier offerings, Giants prospect Trent Harris, and John Jaha's healthy-season success. The piece is a Sunday Notes column featuring multiple baseball stories and player insights.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledI threw one when I was a kid, up until I was probably 13 or 14.
It was my only off-speed pitch up until then — I was just fastball/knuckleball — so I'
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