"sinkerballer" label, Ayala has induced ground balls at a mediocre 41.9 percent rate while opponents have slugged .556 against him. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Sensing that his struggling sinkerballer was on the ropes, the sellout crowd screamed for more playoff magic. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)
Marquis, an All-Star sinkerballer who has pitched for four teams in the postseason, had a chance to sign with contending teams in the offseason, but he wanted to stay close to his family in New York. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Jimenez will be followed in the rotation by sinkerballer Aaron Cook, lefty Jorge De La Rosa — who led the staff with 16 wins — Francis and Jason Hammel. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He's a sinkerballer who induces plenty of ground balls and can pitch himself into the mix as a 22-year-old this spring. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This is nothing new, as his career fastball rate of 79.3% is second only to Colorado sinkerballer Aaron Cook among pitchers with at least 500 career innings. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The right-handed sinkerballer got 12 of his 15 outs on grounders or strikeouts. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Lowe (1-0) allowed two hits, no walks, struck out four and the sinkerballer got 13 groundouts. ❋ Unknown (2008)
He's a sinkerballer who throws in the high-80s and low 90s. ❋ Adam Kilgore (2010)
Manager Clint Hurdle had plenty of experienced options — LaTroy Hawkins, Jorge Julio and Matt Herges had saved at least 23 games in a previous season — but he decided on second-year sinkerballer Manuel Corpas. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The sinkerballer registered only three outs while permitting four runs on five hits. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Anecdotally it seems like he gets burned a lot on squib hits — curse of the sinkerballer — but it would be cool to see some data. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Chicago's ace pitchers, the monstrous sinkerballer Carlos Zambrano and strikeout artist Rich Harden, are unbeatable in theory. ❋ Unknown (2008)
For a sinkerballer, he can really strike guys out. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Pitching with an early four-run lead, the sinkerballer allowed two runs and six hits, striking out two without issuing a walk. ❋ Unknown (2005)
But the sinkerballer had the last laugh, converting 45 of 50 save opportunities and posting a 2.47 ERA. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Tim McCarver: Schilling has changed from being an occasional sinkerballer who would throw the slower two-seamer down in the strike zone after getting two strikes on the batter. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)
Tim McCarver: The only sinkerballer who consistently throws four-seamers is Mark Clark, a strange pitcher. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)