Reply to "Help hitting less polished pitchers"

cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011

Agree with Go44... take the same approach you take when anticipating off-speed from a top pitcher. Stay back and think oppo. One of the biggest things is to not buy in to the dugout talk - "this guy is so slow", "this guy is meat, I can't believe I didn't crush him", etc. A big part of pitching effectively is disrupting hitter's timing. A "lesser" pitcher can be very effective in that regard. It is a challenge that must be overcome just as learning to hit guys that throw 88 with good secondary stuff.

9/5/1410:47 AM

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