Great info and insights, thank you Roger. One question that occurred to me while reading your assessment of Carson Seymour (and remembering the Roger Craig days): does the org have someone who teaches guys how to throw a splitter/forkball? Given the success of that pitch for Gausman, Cobb, and other "big equipment guys", it would seem like a good secondary to try to add to Seymour's (and Winn's, Hjelle's, etc.) repertoire.
Definitely part of the pitch lab. In fact, Winn's leap to relevance is based in significant part on them teaching him the splitter. It really depends on arm slot and where their wrist is at release. There are certain release points that point to splitter as optimal pitch to add to repertoire
This was an excellent post, Roger. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. As I read it, I began to see the impending close to another season and how *this* season has affected our MiLB players for better or for worse. We also begin to see the pressure they live with, since each year they are expected to improve. They also know that new draftees are coming in behind them, creating even more pressure. Love the mailbags Roger! Looking forward to one each week (?) until the close of the season.
Great info and insights, thank you Roger. One question that occurred to me while reading your assessment of Carson Seymour (and remembering the Roger Craig days): does the org have someone who teaches guys how to throw a splitter/forkball? Given the success of that pitch for Gausman, Cobb, and other "big equipment guys", it would seem like a good secondary to try to add to Seymour's (and Winn's, Hjelle's, etc.) repertoire.
Definitely part of the pitch lab. In fact, Winn's leap to relevance is based in significant part on them teaching him the splitter. It really depends on arm slot and where their wrist is at release. There are certain release points that point to splitter as optimal pitch to add to repertoire
This was an excellent post, Roger. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. As I read it, I began to see the impending close to another season and how *this* season has affected our MiLB players for better or for worse. We also begin to see the pressure they live with, since each year they are expected to improve. They also know that new draftees are coming in behind them, creating even more pressure. Love the mailbags Roger! Looking forward to one each week (?) until the close of the season.
Always a great read thank you!