Ended last summer as the CPL Pitcher of the Night with the Florence Flamingos and starts this summer as CPL Pitcher of the Night with the Lexington County Blowfish against the Florence Flamingos.
@iandunn_20 Agree. I do think there are even better metrics for pitching success. My main point is that the level of opponent matters most. A 3.00 ERA against teams with under .500 records would not be equal to a 3.00 ERA against teams with an above .500 record.
All innings are not equal. Would you rather have a pitcher who has a 5.00 ERA against average or below average opposition or a pitcher who has a 7.00 ERA against top competition. Both are underclassmen for argument's sake. Or does ERA even matter? Want educated opinions.
@CraigStem I would have three I would feel best with. Rivera, Hoffman & Gossage. Based on what I saw in my lifetime and ideally needing a K or double play ball. Who you got?
@45PedroMartinez If I had to pick one, it would be control with the assumption that you are not throwing 70 mph. I would take 92-93 with pinpoint control of three pitches over 98 with sketchy command.
Parents of pitchers, I sympathize and empathize with everything you go through emotionally and mentally. So many things outside of a pitcher's control. Need other things like clean fielding, consistent zone and run support to make it all come together. Hang in there folks!
Pitchers at all levels, please stop posting what you call 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% pens. There is no way to truly measure intent and sub-max is not an indicator of your stuff. Posting videos of high intent and live ABs is what is wanted to be seen.
I have taken a long time away from Twitter for personal reasons but want to recognize the hard work put in by this young man over the past year. Interning at Tread Athletics in Charlotte, NC, learning a lot about life, throwing in the CPL and now landing at a place to call home.
Love how you stressed and embraced different and unique! Many different ways to get hitters out and the different and unique makes it hard on hitters. Too many PC's out there wanting everyone to do the same thing and not recognizing the different slots, motions and profiles matter