{"id":13593,"date":"2025-03-02T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=13593"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:19:38","slug":"athletics-report-jp-sears-windup-breaking-pitches-20250302","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/03\/02\/athletics-report-jp-sears-windup-breaking-pitches-20250302\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics Report: JP Sears Continues to Work on Windup and Breaking Pitches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Athletics Report: JP Sears Continues to Work Windup, Breaking Pitches<\/h2>\n<p>MESA, Ariz. (Mar. 2) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/02\/23\/jeffrey-springs-20250223\/\">Athletics<\/a> left-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/searsjp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\">JP Sears<\/a><\/strong> made his second Cactus League start of 2025 Sunday afternoon against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/dodgers\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> at Hohokam Stadium. Despite it being split-squad for the Dodgers, they still had some formidable lumber in the lineup. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mookie Betts<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edmanto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tommy Edman<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/confomi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Conforto<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernaen02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enrique Hernandez<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/outmaja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James Outman<\/a><\/strong> made up the first five batting slots. Sears allowed two runs on three hits across three innings, walking two and striking out one. The two runs both scored on a home run by Dodgers first baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/boteda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">David Bote<\/a><\/strong>. This came five days after Sears retired all six <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/giants\/\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> he faced, three going down via strikeout.<\/p>\n<h4>Working the Windup<\/h4>\n<p>In both starts, Sears has been working on getting used to working out of the windup, something he has not done since 2019, when he was with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/yankees\/\">New York Yankees<\/a>. After his Tuesday start against the Giants, Sears said he felt relaxed. \u201cI felt really fluid and was happy with my execution on my fastball,\u201d he said Tuesday. \u201cThrew a couple of good changeups, got some outs, and threw some decent sliders.\u201d His progress continued Sunday as far as getting used to pitching out of the windup again.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for switching back to the windup has to do, in part, with the adoption of the pitch clock. When pitching out of the windup, the countdown ends once he takes the first step backwards to begin his motion. This allows him to wait longer before making his delivery. \u201cThe stretch takes a second longer,\u201d he explained. \u201cWith the windup, I\u2019m able to wind it all the way down to one or two seconds then take my step. It gives me a little bit more peace of mind on the mound to know I don&#8217;t have quite as many things to think about in hurrying up to get my leg up to go to the plate.\u201d Sears added that pitching out of the windup helps with his timing and rhythm.<\/p>\n<h4>Landing the Breaking Balls<\/h4>\n<p>Another aspect of his game that Sears has been working on is locating his breaking balls and sequencing them in such a way as to throw off his opponents\u2019 timing. Despite the Bote homer coming on a hanging slider, Sears has been pleased with the progress thus far. However, it took until the second and third innings to feel this way. \u201cWith all those lefties in there today,\u201d he said, \u201cI was able to throw a decent amount of sweepers. It felt like I choked a couple of them early, but then I got better at them in the second and third innings. So I feel a lot better about them than I did. A couple of days, couple of weeks ago it was something I was trying to get better at. The only way to really do that is from live reps.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>The Athletics ultimately fell to the Dodgers Sunday, 8\u20134. They will continue their Cactus League schedule Monday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/white-sox\/\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>. Athletics right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estesjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joey Estes<\/a><\/strong> will face White Sox righty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=burkese01,burke-001sea&amp;search=Sean+Burke&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sean Burke<\/a><\/strong>. First pitch will be at 1:05 pm Mountain\/12:05 pm Pacific.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><em>MESA, Ariz. (Mar. 2) \u2014 Athletics left-hander JP Sears delivers the first pitch of Sunday&#8217;s Cactus League contest at Hohokam Stadium to Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers ultimately defeated the Athletics, 8\u20134. (Evan Thompson\/Sport Relay)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics Report: JP Sears Continues to Work Windup, Breaking Pitches MESA, Ariz. (Mar. 2) \u2014 Athletics left-hander JP Sears made his second Cactus League start of 2025 Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Hohokam Stadium. Despite it being split-squad for the Dodgers, they still had some formidable lumber in the lineup. 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