Reply to "How important is Pitching Velocity"

Originally Posted by bsbl247:

JB,

I agree with you. I enjoyed the analysis by Harold Reynolds on MLB Network regarding the downward trajectory and how much faster the ball gets on the hitter with a taller pitcher with a long stride. Not to mention, 22 year old Michael Wacha was fun to watch...all 6'6" of him!

I understand that side of the argument, but I am not fully sold....on the trajectory part.

An over-the-top heater is gonna move which way? Up. It'll be a rising fastball. That would seem to offset the trajectory effect. Also, if the trajectory effect were so important, I think we'd see more of it. Instead, the trend du jour seems to be more focused on splittys, cutters and two-seamers that are usually thrown from an angle closer to 3/4 (I am sure some pitchers throw some of these pitches over the top, I said "usually")

10/23/139:00 AM

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