2019Dad posted:2020dad posted:Dom I think our first ever real disagreement! There are not tons of 5'11" guys throwing 98. Look up MLB rosters. Can't even hardly find guys under 6'0". Again as spin rates become more prevalent I think that may change but. It. Ow.
Generally agree, but one caveat, 2020: the MLB rosters list inflated height. All the 6'0" guys are -- at best -- 5'11", many 5'10" or 5'10.5"; many of the 6'1" guys are really 5'11" or 5'11.5". . . etc. (just stand next to an MLB player sometime, and then look up his listed height; btw, this is not specific to MLB; all the sports seems to do it)
Totally get that. Son listed this year at 6'4". Now that he is 6'4" football coaches already told him he will be listed 6'5" next year even if he's done growing! But when we have these conversations we have to work with the info we actually have. But even if you included those listed at 6'0" I think you would find fewer than you might expect. Average pitcher height is now over 6'3" now I think.