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@Dukeswasmyguy Who’s on the Dbacks top 25?

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@Helios_Movement Gut

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Such a hard time believing this is true.

Very well may be true but such a quick turnaround from the signings & trades to trying to move them.

[MLB Deadline News @MLBDeadlineNews]

The Giants are either playing 4D Chess or they’re completely delusional.

Cholowsky is almost universally mocked as the number one pick in the draft and feels like a shoe-in to be picked before SF picks at 4 (though the bonus pool money can complicate things).

via @BNightengale

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Old school line

[Jon Anderson @JonPgh]

What in the world is this line

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@JoshNorris Fell to 3.01 in a league I’m in. Admittedly took him there

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@ORPringle @BowTalksBall @DevyEusuf Same

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@Quintorris_ 2.07 to me

[JJ Cooper @jjcoop36]

Feel it's a useful day to post this again. Last year, I studied every single MLB starting pitcher who debuted from 2008-2015. I grouped them by their average fastball velocity compared to the league.

The hard-throwers were better and had longer careers.

https://t.co/22WEgOynTg

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It can get bad out there

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

From what I am told, by the person who sent this to me. This is accurate, middle school kid threw 75 pitches in the first inning!

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Why does it seem like everyone is throwing 100? Because they are. The numbers of pitchers hitting triple digits keep growing, and Major League Baseball is changing because of it.

On the velocity revolution and how 100 mph is everywhere, free at ESPN: https://t.co/8nQ18ePhGr

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@prospectdugout @Travis_Sawchik @devenmorgan Yes but it’s a Goldilocks problem. Missing on both end of the spectrum where you can throw too much or too little.

Also easy to get into the cycle of: throw too much in weekend. Don’t want to throw during the week because of it, then throw a lot next weekend etc

[Annie Klaff @annieklaff]

The baseballs used in MiLB levels (below Triple-A) are softer, and the seams are higher to help with grip and air resistance, compared to those of MLB/AAA.

That allows for more "verty" behaviors, as Neighbors puts it.

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@NonUlta63438 Is the argument here that they could throw harder but they didn’t?

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Other than not really being true. I don’t know why it’s so difficult to understand that like the 5 hall of famers you can think of 20-30 years ago threw hard and these days nearly everyone who gets the call throws gas.

[HaloTerritory @HaloTerritory]

"When you're seeing velocities at 95 [MPH] today, those aren't velocities at 95 we saw."

Tim Salmon talks about the difference in how velocity is tracked, and how it may be misleading when comparing eras.

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@TravisMcCain5 The article cited in your clip proves my point and you should read it because it’s a good article.

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@TravisMcCain5 Do you think Tim Salmon played in the 80’s or the 90’s and ‘00’s

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@JonathanBaumst4 Doesn’t mean the first quote is correct

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These K/9 numbers gave me chest pains. Different time

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Truly would want to know what Tim Salmon thinks the velocity’s were of his teammates in ‘02.

100% serious

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Saying Randy Johnson actually threw 102 a few times instead of 98 is like sure ok?

Which bullpen and 3rd to 5th starter threw harder.