Good stuff D. And, yes, high spin-rate pitchers are supposed to be the guys who can flourish better up in the zone. In fact, they were saying that down in the zone hurts those guys because the ball stays a little flatter and more hittable. That made sense to me, and I have wondered about it in regard to my own son. He is no power pitcher, but has always had an ability to consistently thrive waist high, while often getting tagged on good pitches down in the zone. When I say consistently, I don't mean he could elevate at times and blow a guy away. I mean pitch after pitch at the waist, and guys had trouble catching up to low 80s stuff. Pop ups, foul balls, swings and misses. Pretty weird when guys going to Ole Miss, and Miss. State and Arkansas are doing it.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying my kid is the stuff. He ended up D3. Threw three innings against Team Elite two summers ago, and they hit three bombs off of him during that time. So...