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Using the back leg to drive through should actually be beneficial to control.
Just youtube any great power pitcher from Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan to Clemens, they all used similar mechanics.
That's the guy's whole problem. His mechanics are still a bit of a mess. His walk rate and strike rate are among the worst in baseball, and his release point on breaking balls is quite a bit different than on his fastball. His changeup is vastly improved for one reason - he brought his release points together for both pitches. Hitters know if the pitch is a breaking ball as soon as he lets go of the ball, and are able to let pitches tail out of the strike zone. He has amazing stuff. If he can bring his release points ts together then he will be unhittable.
Is lazy the same as “smooth” or “effortless” ?> @judasdurant said:
The radar gun often shows him throwing in the 96-98 range. I thought I heard the announcers say he's working on throwing "slower" to help his control.
I mean control got maddux into cooperstown
Very true, but so did durability. He was on The DL just 15 days in his 23 years in MLB.
Good mechanics often = durability, Glavine was 42 years old before he spent a day on The DL, he was similar to Maddux mechanically.
Newcomb puts a crap load of stress on his shoulder and arm because his support leg collapses to where power doesn't transfer well from the ground to his release point.
I wonder why no one in the Braves or his previous organization has told him this.
They have.
His mechanics have been tinkered with several times.
Organizations often tolerate odd deliveries because they sometimes create weird action on the ball that coaches are hesitant to risk losing. The down side is those mechanics often lead to injuries.
Hitting on the other hand has become much more uniform in it's approach. Most of the great hitters use very similar mechanical approaches today.
I was noticing how good Albies' approach is, obviously it's working.
Aren't some of these issues why the Braves were willing to trade Tommy Hansen several years ago? I seem to recall a lot of discussion about his mechanics and the organization believing that it would lead to injury.
Weren't these some of the same problems that John Smoltz had?
Not that I'm aware of.
As hard as it is to fathom Smoltz had a bad case of nerves early in his career though.
He credits a sports psychologist who helped him get past it.
Don’t go changing stuff right now, the kid is pitching very good. Locate that heater a little better is all that’s needed.
Don't go chasing waterfalls.
Ouch!
Smoltzy had one of the most sound windup and deliveries I ever saw.
@andrews1253 I was referring to the injuries. That was my confusion. The GREAT John Smoltz (later on in his career) had a series of injuries that both Greg Maddux, & Tom Glavine seemed to somehow avoid. I was wondering if it his motion, or his style of pitching had anything to do with all of the unfortunate injuries that Smoltz suffered. Maddux was a master of changing speed and location, location, location. Glavine lived all day long (as a leftie) on the outside part of the plate, & then as the game wore on he went further outside, & then a little further outside, & then just a touch further.... While, John Smoltz (to me anyway) was a POWER pitcher. That was what I was wondering??