For my cutter I hold the middle finger and index in basically the same position as a 4-seam, but I place the right ring finger (I don't know what it's called lol) on the right side of the ball and the thumb a bit lower on the left; terrible description I know but I actually get rather fantastic movement on it so I guess it works.
For some reason I just can't pull the ball with ease, I once hit a really nice double to LF-CF but that's pretty much my highlight for going to my side, I've gotten homers and even triples hitting oppo, very odd. You would think I would get blown by all the time but that isn't the case, it might have something to do with how I twist my hips. I'm also incredibly patient and have a great eye, and I won't lie when I say that reading the board has probably influenced me a bit in that.
I have no idea when it comes to cleats, I use plastic like a noob even though I probably should have gotten metal from the beginning. I use a pretty heavy bat in comparison to what most use, I usually hit for good contact but I want to try and hit for a bit more power this year without uppercutting of course.
Do you have a specific batting stance/pitching delivery. I've changed stances like 3 times in the last 3 years, at one point I even sort of imitated Bautista's without the massive leg kick. If I want to become successful as a pitcher though I'm definitely going to need to develop a strong and consistent delivery.