On a side note, it also matters where you bat in the lineup. Some guys will get pitched around to no matter the level of competition. It helps to have some protection behind you.
Put a condom in your back pocket?
@RJM posted:On a side note, it also matters where you bat in the lineup. Some guys will get pitched around to no matter the level of competition. It helps to have some protection behind you.
Put a condom in your back pocket?
That went in a weird direction... To each their own???
Are there really showcase pitchers who pitch around guys? Sure in school ball it can make sense to be careful with the middle of the order and then throw the 7,8,9 guys some heat down the pipe to escape the jam but if I was a scout I don't want to see how the fastball and breaker plays against the 8th hitter but I want to see how it plays against the good guys. Sure getting nuked isn't great either but if I'm a college recruiter I want to see his stuff against the good guys (as most college hitters hit middle of the line-up in HS)
I've definitely seen showcase pitchers pitch around guys, especially if the hitter smoked one earlier in the game. However, instead of pitching around guys, I think I have seen more of them have trouble finding the zone because they are trying max out their velo in front of the scouts.
@JDUBSDAD posted:I've definitely seen showcase pitchers pitch around guys, especially if the hitter smoked one earlier in the game. However, instead of pitching around guys, I think I have seen more of them have trouble finding the zone because they are trying max out their velo in front of the scouts.
absolutely correct ^^^
Yes. Showcase and HS pitchers will pitch around a guy.
Paula
during the 17 years of the Area Code games, no pitcher had fear of a hitter.
absolutely none. The teams Coach Pro Scouts, said only fastballs the radar guns do not clock “change ups”! Josh Beckett at 97 mph,
Bob
My boys generally change their approach at the plate depending on the coach. In travel they are aggressive and will many times cut at the first pitch as it may be the best pitch they see. In HS ball, the coach will rip them for taking a swing at the first pitch as he wants to see them get deep into the count due to the limited number pf pitchers. That is his strategy. He generally doesn't chew on them if they get a base hit on the first pitch, but lord help them if they miss or roll over it. I will say that my boys have a hard time not hitting a grooved first pitch fast ball in HS ball. I have always encouraged them to be aggressive hitters no matter who they play for. Walks may improve their OBP, but to make an impression they have to be hitters.