57special posted:Once you decide to go the HA route, you eliminate 95% of the competition. I know of two kids who committed to Ivies who topped out at 88 and 87 ...both good pitchers. Another Service Academy guy who tops out at 88, sits at 82-5. Nice curve.
Another mid major guy(not HA) who regularly throws his 4 seam at 88, and has been recorded by a legit site at 91. 6'4", great pitcher coming into his own with 4 legit pitches. don't see how a P5 isn't sniffing around him.
All these guys know how to pitch and have very good control. I find the lack of attention paid to control/pitching IQ odd. You can do so much with it...
You cannot teach a basketball player to be 6'10.... you can teach him the game and how to hone his skills. you cannot teach a pitcher to throw 95..... 86 to 90 can be developed but past 92 consistently the arm is usually much quicker, the fast twitch is better.... the higher you go the more controled velo you will need to keep playing. there's always one or two exceptions.