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Michael Fairchild throwing a bullpen in February 2013 to prepare for his senior year at Olympia HS. Sitting 90 mph touching 93 mph in this session. A great l...
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Not surprisingly, a longer Extension can be a major advantage to pitchers, because they are essentially shortening the distance between themselves and opposing batters. A pitcher with a longer Extension can make a 93 mph fastball look like a 96 mph fastball. In this regard, Extension is a key component in the Statcast metric "Perceived Velocity."
Sep 15, 2013 · It looks like 93 but gets on a hitter like a 95 MPH fastball – thus the illusion of “hop.” Today this old dog learned the inside scoop on a trick he thought he already knew everything about ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Hendricks has figured out how to make his fastball look 105 miles per hour even though he’s a 93 guy, just by surrounding it with slow and location. Look at the two pitches above. He throws an 89-mph two-seam fastball up and in, which looks 95 mph to the hitter, followed by a 74-mph curveball low and away, which looks 68 mph.
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May 7, 2014 · 3) A straight, slow fastball is more likely to receive a strike call from an umpire than a laterally moving, hard fastball. This one probably seems pretty obvious, too, but consider the magnitude of the effect. On the outside third of the plate, 85-90 mph rising fastballs are called for strikes almost twice as often as 93-plus mph moving fastballs.
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Apr 6, 2021 · The best way to learn about fastball shape is first to think about what constitutes a normal shape. Sixto Sánchez has some of the best velocity in baseball, averaging a remarkable 98.5 mph with his four-seam fastball in 2020. It’s a plus pitch to be sure, but it also doesn’t play like you’d expect from a heater thrown 98-99 mph.
