Blake Treinen casually pumping in 98-mph sinkers is the stuff of hitters' nightmares
Since joining the A's last season in the Sean Doolittle trade, right-hander Blake Treinen has anchored the back end of the A's bullpen with his high-octane pitching.
Treinen has been particularly useful this season, pitching to a 1.25 ERA and striking out 25 in just under 22 innings of work so far. He picked up three more strikeouts in the A's 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday night ... thanks to some downright unhittable nastiness.
Sorry,
Same goes for you,
This is especially tough for the Blue Jays -- considering Treinen is at least the second pitcher to baffle them with 98-mph sinkers, as the Mets'
Thor's pitches just don't make sense. pic.twitter.com/PdHDqVmgYM
— MLB (@MLB) May 16, 2018
Better luck next time, guys ... and any other teams that face Treinen when he has full command of this pitch.