Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Logan Gilbert has a new pitch. The man who began his career in 2021 as one of the most fastball-heavy pitchers has over time dramatically revamped his slider in 2022, added a splitter in 2023, and now developed a cutter for 2024. Despite its above-average whiff rate so far, three starts is too early to read much into the cutter’s results—it’s not until teams have a chance to scout and prep for a pitch that the true test comes—but conceptually, I like the decision to mix it in.
Generally, a cutter splits the difference between a four-seamer and a slider, both in terms of movement and velocity.