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make a mechanical adjustment that makes you good?
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Wright, 36, had a 5.00 ERA in 466 major league games with 10 different teams over the years. But he made an adjustment last season in Seattle that he says has worked wonders with his curveball and sinker.
"It involves me just keeping my hands lower, that's it,'' Wright said.
Wright used to keep his hands real high, almost at eye level, when he'd come to the set positon before making a high leg kick. Now, he keeps them down near his belt buckle and it allows him to make a quicker delivery to the plate.
Wright credits former pitching coach Rick Adair, now with the Orioles, for the switch.
"He just told me 'When you're young, your arm will always catch up to you','' Wright said. "But when you get a little bit older, your arm all of a sudden starts lagging behind when you're going through your delivery.' ''
Wright's longtime nemesis has been an ability to consistently find the strike zone. The mechanical change, he added, has helped him better locate his heavy-moving fastball for strikes.