San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates put up video game numbers in his age-32 season. He led the majors in saves (41) and ERA (1.19) while his 101 strikeouts helped him finish with the third-best K-rate (41.6%). This number set a career-high, and he also established a new best in walk rate (5.4%) to help him own a terrific 0.89 WHIP. Yates scrapped his slider in 2019 and focused on a two-pitch approach with his four-seamer and splitter. Each of these offerings were equally as lethal, holding ...