quote:Originally posted by PGStaff:
Hitters tend to hit best against what they see the most often. That would be RHPs.
I think that is why a lefty changeup is so effective also since all the youth players can practice hitting fastballs from a batting machine but they dont to my knowledge have an iron mike with a nasty changeup! So a lefty changeup has two elements that are not seen as often as a righty fastball.-lefty side pitcher and the timing of detecting, waiting and hitting a changeup