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It seems to me that the top of the strike zone is just as valid a strikezone edge as the bottom or the sides. Most pitchers work in/out and down...Vargas and Washburn work in/out UP/down...and the UP part is harder to square up if you're able to nail the letters with every 88 mph fastball than if you miss down by even half a foot. I think Vargas and Washburn both have the advantage of forcing hitters to get on top of the ball...fly ball (power) hitters get under it too often.