Reply to "Staying well-armed ... Young pitchers are increasingly at risk of injury"

Skylark100+ posts

Infielddad,

Take it for what it is worth but why do you suppose the changeup is the least thrown of the 4 main pitches in professional baseball? In order the fastball is most frequent followed by the slider, then the curve ball and lastly- the changeup. My theory- its the hardest pitch in baseball to learn to throw and be effective at. Not only is it very hard to duplicate fastball mechanics so as not to tip the batter, it is hard to command and draws less strikes, on average. Its more common to see a breaking ball in a pitchers count than a changeup because it is easy to duplicate fastball mechanics, easier to command, and the pitch has greater movement.

2/26/1312:31 AM

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