Red Sox Garrett Crochet Throws Baseball’s Best Slider/Sweeper

Crochet earns an "A++", with the Padres' Nick Pivetta and Phillies' Zack Wheeler right behind with "A+" marks. Nine other hurlers got "A" grades.
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Sliders: For new Baseball Hall of Fame class, growing the game means rethinking the way in

Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of the game. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Billy Wagner broke his right arm twice when he was 5 years old.