Giants' Barry Zito changes delivery

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    Barry Zito made a slight change to his delivery this winter he hopes will help him rebound from an injury-plagued season.

    During the offseason, he worked on bending his front leg to get lower to the ground and speed up the momentum the ball gains traveling to the plate. The San Francisco left-hander is headed into the sixth season of a $126 million, seven-year contract as the Giants' projected fifth starter and is out to prove himself once again.

    Zito revealed his new crouching style during a spring training throwing session Sunday.

    "It's pretty subtle from a feel standpoint. As far as when it manifests in momentum, that's when it's a little more noticeable," Zito said. "It was something I was doing a little bit last year that you guys were aware of, just getting a little bit more momentum down the mound. That was something that I worked on all offseason."

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