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College teams typically have sixteen to eighteen pitchers on the roster. Only ten need to become contributors. Five come in throwing hard with command. Now only five of the remaining eleven to thirteen have to pan out. So you recruit all hard throwers and you get your other five. The ones who don’t pan out leave and you cycle in another group of recruits.

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Velo appears to be king at the moment, but in games that I see at the youth, HS, and college level, command, and changing speeds seems to be more effective in getting hitters out. 

 

 Wonder when the pendulum when swing back to favoring pitchers who get hitters out rather than just throwing hard?

Ob course in HS a guy throwing spots at 81  is more efficient that a guy throwing 80% balls at 92. Problem  is the former doesn't transfer to higher levels. The latter won't either but there's a chance he learns to control the ball better. 

The 81 guy might be able to add 4-5 mph with hard work but he likely won't get to 90+.

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