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PGStaff10,000+ posts

Couple things to keep in mind.

1 - Lincecum was drafted in the first round before he had developed a changeup. He is where he is at due to his fastball.

2 - He throws his change up in the mid 80s. It's basically a splitfinger.

In order to throw an effective changeup with mid 80s velocity a pitcher needs to have a mid 90s fastball, which is something he does have. So if the change is his best pitch, it's largely because of his fastball. He was absolutely outstanding without the change. The change has made him even better.

8/7/099:06 AM

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