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Barraclough’s slider becoming a wipeout pitch
- Updated: April 27, 2016
LOS ANGELES — A main reason Kyle Barraclough was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans midway through Spring Training was to work on establishing command. Once the right-hander showed he was consistently in the zone with his fastball, it set up his most devastating pitch, a wipeout slider.
Barraclough has stabilized the back end of the Marlins’ bullpen since being called up April 17. Going into Wednesday’s game the right-hander had yet to allow a run, and he had struck out 10 with two walks in 5 2/3 innings.
In the first two games of the series with the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Barraclough faced four batters, and struck out each one of them. In Tuesday’s 6-3 win over the Dodgers, the 25-year-old struck out the side in order.
“He’s throwing strikes, and for the most part, that’s what we did not see in Spring Training,” manager Don Mattingly said. “He’s been able to command the fastball and slider. He’s been confident using it in a lot of different …
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