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Mark Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn developed his submarine/sidearm style of throwing in the Florida Instructional League after the 1984 season, and suddenly his pedestrian stuff became just about unhittable when thrown from his unusual arm angle. It paid quick dividends as he was back in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1986 and had one of the great seasons of all time by a relief pitcher: he went 14-6, with 10 saves, pitched 69 games and put up a sparkling 1.72 ERA in 157 innings, only giving up 105 hits and striking out 166 batters. He never quite repeated that level of dominance, but he led the 1987 American League with 89 appearances, during which he had a 10-6 record and pitched 127 2/3 innings with a 3.17 ERA. The Jays came agonizingly close to a division title that year, losing out to the Detroit Tigers after an epic battle that went down to the season's final week-end.
After pitching for the Atlanta Braves in 1989 and for the California Angels from 1990 to 1992, Eichhorn was re-acquired by the Blue Jays in mid-season in 1992, just in time to be part of their two World Series-winning teams in 1992 and 1993. - bRef Bullpen wiki
The "before" pic is fine representation of the picture it was taken from but I had redone it previously and by posting it, incremental change though it may be, I get to cross it off my checklist...
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