Reply to "How fast does a LHP really need to throw to play D1 or D3?"

justbaseball10,000+ posts

I remember 7 or 8 years ago going to a Giants game and watching Kirk Rueter (LHP) top out at 85-87 and be very successful. I thought, wow, my son can throw that hard at age 16...he's got enough velocity to pitch in the big leagues!

Wrong...obviously.

Its too easy to watch the exceptional case (and the ASU LHP is an 'exceptional' case) and think that its all you need. No, no, no. The truth is that he, and Kirk Reueter, are big-time exceptions...1-in-a-thousand, maybe 1-in-a-million?

Go back and read PGStaff's words (as quoted by O44):

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It doesn't mean mid 80s pitchers have no chance. It means they have to be extra special and show it consistently to the right people.

This is the reality of it all. Don't watch that 1-in-a-million and think its impossible...but don't think its routine either. Its far, very far from that.

monstor - From your messages on here, it seems you have a pretty good head on your shoulders. The very best to you. Let us know how it all progresses.

8/25/0910:47 AM

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