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Peter Lambert’s Pitching Revolution | Houston Astros News
Peter Lambert’s transformation with the Astros isn’t about velocity—it’s about deception. By dropping his release point from 54 to 49 degrees, his fastball now climbs unexpectedly, fooling hitters into swinging under it and nearly doubling his strikeout rate. Paired with a surgically timed sinker and changeup that mimic each other’s movement but differ in speed, he forces hitters to guess—and guess wrong. Add in a cutter and slider that keep them off-balance, and Lambert’s become a strikeout machine. What began as a depth signing has evolved into a rotation anchor, proving his new mechanics…
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