MLB trends: Jhoan Duran’s splinker might be baseball’s filthiest pitch; April’s home run rate is way down
The 2022 MLB regular season is less than two weeks old and, to be completely honest with you, this is the worst time of year to analyze baseball. The sample sizes are so small and it is damn near impossible to differentiate what's meaningful from what's nothing more than baseball being weird. But, we soldier on.
With that in mind, our weekly series breaking down various trends across the league continues Wednesday with a look one rookie's tough luck strike zone, another's unique pitch, and the league-wide home run rate. Last week we examined Steven Kwan's historic start, Julio Urías' missing velocity, and the decline in stolen bases.
Rodríguez's rookie strike zone
By all accounts Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez is one of the best prospects and most talented young p...





