I don't suspect he went back to full spider tack but a watered down version so that makes sense. It could be because he keeps it in a place where there's more sweat (neck) or he's using a reduced version somewhere that might be less noticeable.
I know I sound paranoid but this guy is the poster child for sticky substances so I'm not buying in to him just cratering and then just figuring it out naturally
Going to keep a close eye on Cole tonight. I have a feeling he went back to using sticky stuff again but just found a more clever way to hide it. Looks like umps just do a cursory look at the hat, glove and belt.
I think we have all 4 under control for next year too. It's a fairly solid base. Add at least one good and one very good reliever this off season and hopefully with some better injury luck it could be decent.