Thompson mixes four pitches in a four-seam fastball, curveball, changeup and slider. While he doesn’t get a tremendous amount of extension—he averages just over six feet—Thompson’s shorter ...

And now, Skenes will have two more pitches to keep hitters off-balance, in addition to his triple-digits fastball, sweeper, slider, curveball, changeup and sinker-splitter hybrid called the ...