Reply to "How long can he hit and pitch?"

MidAtlanticDad10,000+ posts

CaCO3Girl posted:
I told my son it depends on the college. His reply was "well they have to let SOME pitchers hit, half the MLB pitchers hit, they can't all stop hitting"....hehehe he's a fairly logical kid.

Just to keep your boy on his toes... more than half of the NL pitchers are relievers, and those guys very rarely get to hit. Also, NL teams only put pitchers up there because they have to. They understand that most pitchers can't hit major league pitching. They could even pick up a pitcher via trade or free agency who hasn't picked up a bat since high school. So, the NL pitching thing doesn't really factor into whether or not you hit in college.

HST, I wouldn't do or say anything to discourage him. Let him keep working hard at both.

3/15/172:29 PM

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