Busting Pitching Myths
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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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