Chico Escuela posted:PitchingFan posted:As one scout told me the other day, "in the long run I want the guy with pitchability rather than the guy who lights up the radar gun but can't get it over the plate." Not bashing the flame throwers but sometimes the guys who are productive need a reminder to keep doing what they are doing.
Serious question (just wondering what people think; no sarcasm intended): Do folks generally believe college coaches / scouts when they say velocity isn't their primary interest?
The scout is correct. However, there are different expectations for a college scholarship vs a draft possibility. There are are a lot of really good pitching coaches who can and will improve a pitchers velocity, as well as control. But they only have a small amount of time to do that as in professional ball, to get to elite status, it takes awhile longer. Regardless, you have to get hitters out.
As far as this all tourney team, which is it, 400, 1700, 7IP, 1 IP, 0 IP, elite, non elite, This list means absolutely nothing, but I guess for some it must mean something!
And no doubt it's all churned out electronically.
JMO