"Cut"ting Down On Scoring?

[BaltimoreTerp]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/rise-of-the-cutter/

You are probably sick to death of the “Year Of The Pitcher” label by now, as it has been trotted out endlessly this year. The lowest scoring division series in history just reaffirmed that we’re going to keep hearing about it, though, and people will continue to speculate as to why the guys on the mound have seemingly grabbed the upper hand in their fight against offense. Looking at the ALCS match-ups, a thought came to me – perhaps the Year Of The Pitcher is due to the Year Of The Cutter.