he may very well be using something, or he may not be. a lot of pitchers reportedly use something. he’s even conducted offseason experiments and found that if he were to use something, his spin rate would ... be about what it is at now. . i could see it happening. he did quietly tweet the other day that he is not using pine tar which does not necessarily mean he is not using something.

but, he’s also a very analytical guy at the pitching level. he also worked with driveline and kyle boddy this offseason, and DJ is a god of a pitching coach. it could very well be he’s using something, he’s not using something but the pitching development is just that good, or both.

i would just hope whatever it is does not alter how we view our first cy young award.