VIDEO: This Adam Ottavino Slider-Fastball Overlay is Completely Mesmerizing
By Daniel Marcillo
One of the most beautiful things about pitching is the incredible movement a hurler can put on the ball. Here, the Twitter-famous "Pitching Ninja" strikes again, showcasing the respective trajectories on the fastball and slider of New York Yankees reliever Adam Ottavino.
In one of the Ninja's most eye-catching overlays, the ball crosses paths from the time it leaves Ottavino's hand to the time it reached the glove of Austin Romine.
It is hard to find a pitch without notable movement out of the hand of Ottavino. His stuff dances all over the place, which makes him a prime candidate for some GIF love from Rob Friedman.
He uses his wicked two-seam/slider combo 82.6% of the time, which has led to his stellar 1.81 ERA. When a pitcher has two best balls moving in and out with movement that sharp, you get the success Ottavino has put together as a Yankee.
One of the best parts of the GIF is that the two-seamer looks so similar to a slider from a left handed pitcher. Simply wicked stuff from an expert operator.