> He publicly denounced use of “sticky stuff” in 2017 and 2018 and tweeted about how much more rpm his pitches would get when he experimented with it. When noth

> He publicly denounced use of “sticky stuff” in 2017 and 2018 and tweeted about how much more rpm his pitches would get when he experimented with it. When nothing came of this his spin rate increased dramatically and he won the Cy Young award in 2020. I kind of feel for the guy. He tried to do the right thing and shine a spotlight on this issue. No one cared, no one did anything. So now he's got a 9-figure 3-year deal instead. In his shoes, I'd spend a lot of effort collecting evidence that his coaches and managers are fully aware of what he's doing.