yeah splitters a strange pitch. Chapman and Gausman are basically throwing two different pitches. Chapmans rpm on his split is about 700 and I’ve seen Gausmans rpm on his get up to 1700. Chapmans throwing what’s basically a fast knuckleball. His split will have some weird movement and then sharply drop at the last moment. Gausmans throwing something that resembles more of a tight changeup. His will have some late fade. Both are unhittable if you can throw them for strikes which can be very challenging. Also a hanging split is a great way to turn any hitter anywhere into Barry bonds. Those two reasons are why I think splits aren’t super common in the league. If you want to throw a split and are a pitcher that struggles to pronate on pitches like changeups. I would throw chapmans way, which is how most people do it. Although if you are good at pronating, try Gausmans grip, maybe it works. Although I see no reason to pick a Gausman split over a normal changeup for your repertoire unless you just have a knack for it.

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