Does anybody know what kind of stuff Atkins is throwing?

[craig]

Mitch Atkins is off to a super start. 1.20 ERA after three starts, few hits allowed, 16 K's in 15 IP. He's had decent G/F splits, but I don't believe anything noteworthy.

 

How's he doing it, and what if anything is different or improved from what he threw last year, when his K's were lower and his hits and ERA were way higher?

 

The obvious likely candidates for improvement are improved curveball control, improved fastball control, and/or improved fastball velocity.

 

Is he your standard 88-91 mph fastball sort of guy?