Giants Lefty Barry Zito Eager To Bounce Back In 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Barry Zito made a slight change to his delivery this winter he hopes will help him rebound from an injury-plagued season.
During the offseason, he worked on bending his front leg to get lower to the ground and speed up the momentum the ball gains getting to the plate. The San Francisco left-hander is headed into the sixth season of a $126 million, seven-year contract as the Giants' projected fifth starter.
Zito's plan is pretty simple: get back to keeping hitters guessing by disguising what he's throwing. While he wouldn't acknowledge whether he thought his pitches might have become too easy to pick up, he noted, "I think there's always room for improvement."
Zito's nasty curveball often comes from him first establishing a reliable fastball.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
