Jurrjens Regains Changeup in Strong Outing

By foxsports
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By Bill Shanks
For Foxsportssouth.com

April 19, 2010

Jair Jurrjens knew everybody wanted to see if something was wrong with his arm. He had been slowed by shoulder trouble in spring training, so he heard all the whispers.

He knew everyone would be watching the radar gun atop Turner Field when he faced the Rockies Sunday afternoon.

Last Monday against the Padres, when San Diego scored eight runs on Jurrjens in 3.1 innings, his velocity was only in the upper-80s, far below his norm for the fastball.

But Jurrjens was more concerned about another pitch