CmassRHPDad posted:"Batters are so accustomed to gearing up for the heat that so-called “soft throwers” — merely in the low 90s — now find it easier to exploit the art of pitching.
“They’re always looking to hit the fastball, and I personally think that’s helped my game,” Giants reliever George Kontos said. “A little bit of movement — whether it’s a sink or a cut or a good change-up — will have guys mis-hitting the ball just off the sweet spot.”"
I confess I have been trying to convince my son to try one of these weighted ball velocity programs. He has refused. He is smarter than I am.
I heard a podcast that said there were only 12 out of 70 something qualified starters averaging under 90 and only two of them were good.
Velocity is bad for pitcher health but it works, period.