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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
- (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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