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What to throw, how old, etc. all depends on the pitcher.  IE: I did not let my son throw a CB until he could throw his FB for strikes... a lot of strikes.  Then we moved onto the CU - again, for strikes.  Mixed in a CB (slowly) at 13.  To this day (he’s 15 now) I still have to remind him to back off on the CB and rely on his FB/CU.  Pitchers live off their FB and deceive hitters with off speed when the situation dictates.  He loves to throw his CB because he is successful and feels comfortable with it, but throwing it 2-3 times in a row because his CU isn’t working is not a good thing and often results in hard hit balls.  There is no magic rhyme or reason to when or how you teach a young pitcher to throw various pitchers, but one thing is for sure - all pitchers are not created equally and they develop at different rates. 

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