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Post by Bodhisattva on May 12, 2022 5:49:34 GMT -8
Looks like he's a pitcher with a good bat. Question is are we recruiting him as a hitter or pitcher or both.
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Post by cake on May 12, 2022 19:37:33 GMT -8
No inside knowledge, but 82-84 mph side arm guy doesn't feel like a Dorman pitching prospect? Either way, welcome home AJ.
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Post by chinmusic on May 13, 2022 11:02:21 GMT -8
I'm guessing here - but his videos are revealing.
Elk Grove is home to a lot of baseball knowledge - smart coaches and experienced guys around that program like Papa Madrigal.
They know that induced vertical break is the toughest pitch in baseball to hit. I think they teach their kids that fact.
Aiden Jiminez is coming to OSU with a modest FB in the 88-90 range but what he also brings is a filthy sinker that is a ground ball and DP machine. Hutcheson also appears to throw an 85 mph sinker from a low arm slot similar to Gonzaga's side-winder Klemppner.
I suspect they throw the "splitter", a split-finger fastball (for the old-timers, a fork ball) with a suppined position of the wrist at release that drives the pitch down and running armside.
Cake is correct - Coach Dorman is unlikely to recruit an 84-86 mph fastball, but a running sinker that drops off the table, might have his interest.
And of course, he is a very good infielder which would make this conversation moot.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 14, 2022 5:31:11 GMT -8
I'm guessing here - but his videos are revealing. Elk Grove is home to a lot of baseball knowledge - smart coaches and experienced guys around that program like Papa Madrigal. They know that induced vertical break is the toughest pitch in baseball to hit. I think they teach their kids that fact. Aiden Jiminez is coming to OSU with a modest FB in the 88-90 range but what he also brings is a filthy sinker that is a ground ball and DP machine. Hutcheson also appears to throw an 85 mph sinker from a low arm slot similar to Gonzaga's side-winder Klemppner. I suspect they throw the "splitter", a split-finger fastball (for the old-timers, a fork ball) with a suppined position of the wrist at release that drives the pitch down and running armside. Cake is correct - Coach Dorman is unlikely to recruit an 84-86 mph fastball, but a running sinker that drops off the table, might have his interest. And of course, he is a very good infielder which would make this conversation moot. Chin are you a coach or scout? Where did you get all the pitching understanding? Your posts are fascinating stuff. |
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Post by chinmusic on May 14, 2022 14:21:08 GMT -8
I should have also mentioned that many effective "sinkers" we see will come from a 3/4 or OH arm slot throwing a "two-seamer" fastball as opposed to the "splitty".
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