DL: Outside of the grip itself, is there anything unique about the way you throw the pitch?

JN: Nothing. I throw it the exact same way as my fastball, and the deception... you know, a good changeup is really a great equalizer. I'm not a big velocity guy—I throw 88 to 90—and my changeup is 78 to 80, so it's a 10 mph difference. They key ingredient for a changeup is to have the hitter actually think it's a fastball and start his swing with a fastball approach. Mine has some downward movement to it, but even when I kind of leave it up, they're still out in front of it a lot.

It's always great to hear a guy who understands how to pitch and not just throw.