White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon feeling more confident in 2026 with new sinker grip

White Sox pitcher Jonathan Cannon feeling more confident in 2026 with new sinker grip

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sometimes the analytics are wrong, which happened to be the case last season for the White Sox’ Jonathan Cannon.The 6-foot-6 right-handed pitcher changed the grip of his sinker mid-season last year because hitters were pouncing at that pitch no matter where he tried throwing it in the strike zone.He altered his sinker grip from a one-seam grip — with the index and middle fingers on one seam — back to a typical sinker grip, whic…