Is this really the story behind the greatness of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ... whiff at 12.8 percent of Rivera’s cutters, a much higher rate than lefties, who swing and miss at just 5.3 ...

Swing%--Percentage of pitches swung at ... There's no better example of this than Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Let's run through Rivera's performance in the four factors. Rivera's pitches ...

Mariano Rivera, the career saves leader whose elegant ... “You watch the minor leagues and young players now, there’s such an emphasis on swing-and-miss and strikeouts, so there’s more ...