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Another way to view this is a sinker ball reliever who tries to force double plays and get out of innings. Kent Tekulve and Dan Quisenberry were pitchers like this during their careers, especially given their submarine deliveries.
They weren't going to rack up a lot of strikeouts because they weren't power pitchers, but they had excellent control and could keep the ball down in the strike zone. So they pitched to contact as a matter of routine because they had high ground ball tendencies and could get batters to ground out and ground into double plays consistently.
If you have pitchers with a high ground ball percentage, you might consider using this option in the right situations.
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