The Evolution of the Change Up

There are a few reasons why it might make sense to add or perfect a change up now more than before./nHitters are seeing a ton of spin these days./nBreaking balls and a change up can be a great complement to breaking balls./nChange ups historically have been hard to throw./nForcing fastballs requires a picture to get behind the ball at release./nBreaking balls are produced by movement through or around the outside of the ball./nA traditional change up turns over the hand through the inside of the ball for pictures who don't already pronate on another pitch./nMost any pitcher who doesn't throw a heavy sinker that action can be awkward./nSeam shifted wake allows for more movement in a change up./nThe concept explains how the seam in a baseball can create movement in a pitch.