baseballhs posted:3and2Fastball posted:Just because you see SEC pitchers getting gunned in games throwing 85-86 doesn't mean that is the hardest they can throw.
If you max out at 85-86, does that mean you can consistently cruise at your max velocity for multiple innings while moving the ball and throwing strikes? Good luck convincing SEC coaches of that.
We have a junior RHP committed to an SEC that rarely touches 90. I’m not sure how it will all pan out but I think the jr is a great pitcher but I dont see him drafted out of hs. At least not in a round he would consider.
By “rarely” you mean that he does touch 90. Don’t get me wrong, I think that there is too much emphasis on velocity and not enough on getting hitters out. But high velo is what gets you in the door. And as someone else so accurately said earlier in this thread “for the guys that are successful the 2 (velo & outs) are not mutually exclusive.”