Rangers' Yu Darvish: Re-incorporating split-finger fastball

Darvish is planning to re-incorporate the split-finger fastball into his pitching repertoire, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Analysis:

He used the pitch intermittently before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2015 and pitching coach Doug Brocail asked him not to incorporate it last season. Darvish had a down year in 2016, posting a career-worst 3.41 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 17 starts. The repertoire change may not induce a miracle, but it provides another weapon for the Rangers ace.