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Jameson Taillon increased the cutter usage

Jameson Taillon moved off and on fantasy rosters with awful results, evidenced by the 6.93 ERA, yet a 4.91 xERA. After using the cutter 11.3% of the time in 2022, Taillon nearly doubled its usage to 21%. He bumped the cutter usage about 9-10 percentage points from 2022 against both sides of the plate. 

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Interestingly, the results against Taillon's cutter haven't fared well, as seen above. That's especially so against left-handed hitters, with a .476 wOBA (2023) versus a .303 wOBA (2022). It's a similar cutter to the one he used with the Yankees from a velocity and movement standpoint. However, the cut fastball added...

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