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Busting Pitching Myths

Busting Pitching Myths

Update: 2025-09-10
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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching myths that have been busted, and what teams know nowadays.


(00:00 ) Geoff is working on a pitching project

(06:00 ) Velocity can be taught and developed

(16:00 ) JJ 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 some times a thing.

(46:00 ) Learning to throw harder doesn't mean you will be wilder

(55:30 ) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Rays RHP Brody Hopkins

(59:45 ) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets 3B/1B Jacob Reimer


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Busting Pitching Myths

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