Reply to "Fastball/Change is all you need kids!"

wave10+ posts

Hi, Guys,

I got a serious concern and like to get your advice. My son is 12y8m old, 5'6", 105lb. He throws mostly fastball, somewhere in the middle of 60s. He got by fine with that in July in LL, but now he is pitching from 54ft, that middle 60s fastball looks like a sitting duck (the location is also suffering quite a bit, no longer able to pin the edges of the plate)

To survive in a competitive game, he is flirting with a cutting fastball, which he picked up a year ago but was not allowed to use much by me. Initially the cutter breaks more horizontally, but recently it breaks more vertically. The red dot is unmistakably there.

Question (1): Is cutter still a fastball or just a soft slider, what is the difference?
Question (2): Is this cutter dangerous to his arm and his development.

Your response will be greatly appreciated.

BTW: My son seems to have picked up this 'Cutter' effortlessly. I seldom allow him to throw but for fun he would throw a few here and there.

9/6/0610:24 AM

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