Reply to "Who was the best pitcher you ever witnessed pitch at the HS level?"

justbaseball10,000+ posts

Originally Posted by younggun:

Though he is not a pitcher in MLB, Buster Posey. He sat 90-93 in high school but the kid could pitch. Not just a flame thrower. He had at least 3 quality pitches that he could throw at any point. I have NO doubt that if Buster wasn't such a great hitter he could very easily pitch in MLB.

I too saw Buster pitch while in HS. He and our older son were on USA 18U team together and Buster (then an INF/RHP) was used much more as a pitcher than a hitter/INF. And you are right - he was good. Really good on the bump.

3/20/147:40 AM

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