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May 27, 2023 · Moreta is in the midst of a phenomenal season -- 2.01 ERA, 3.11 FIP, 33 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings -- and the slider is a big reason why. Considering the results, it’s not shocking that Moreta is leaning into the pitch more than ever. In 2022, Moreta’s slider accounted for 24 percent of his pitches.
Jun 13, 2023 · This season, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta has emerged as one of the hot topics around baseball because of his unique slider that largely has baffled hitters. “It’s a unicorn...
- Justin Guerriero
Jul 19, 2023 · Twenty-seven year old Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta doesn’t throw a normal slider. In fact, according to the movement profiles, you’d be hard-pressed to call it a slider at all. The pitch has 12.7 inches of arm-side movement despite only 27% efficiency, and what appears to be a traditionally supinated righty slider release.
Jun 5, 2023 · Last season, Moreta featured his four-seam more than half of the time. Batters hit .103 against Moreta’s slider in 2022, and have managed a .100 batting average against the offering in 2023. According to Eno Sarris’ Stuff+ metric, the slider is nothing special, checking in at a rating of 74.
Apr 9, 2023 · While playing catch with Moreta, Duane Underwood Jr. couldn’t help but notice that Moreta’s slider moves two ways, first sliding and then sinking as if it’s an optical illusion controlled...
