I wonder if there's something there - getting to see breaking pitches thrown with the MLB ball while you're in the minors (only AAA uses it - AA and the lower minors use a different baseball) might help with the pitch recognition in the majors a bit.
He is missing the experience that AAA would have given him.
I wonder if there's something there - getting to see breaking pitches thrown with the MLB ball while you're in the minors (only AAA uses it - AA and the lower minors use a different baseball) might help with the pitch recognition in the majors a bit.