Busting Pitching Myths About Velocity, Extension & More
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On this week’s Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper take a look at some pitching myths that have been busted and what teams know nowadays about pitchers.
Time Stamps
(00:00) Geoff is working on a pitching project
(06:00) Velocity can be taught and developed
(16:00) J.J. goes on a rant about how pitchers are throwing harder—It’s not just the radar guns
(27:30) With changeups, movement matters as much as velocity separation
(34:00) Don’t focus on individual pitch quality, focus on the quality of the entire arsenal
(41:00) Extension is a thing, but it’s only sometimes a thing
(46:00) Learning to throw harder doesn’t mean you will be wilder
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