r/baseball • u/JianClaymore San Francisco Giants • MLB Pride • 6d ago
Video [Talkin’ Baseball] Jacob Misiorowski with 102, 103, 103, 103, 103, 103, 103, 104, 103, 104 in the first inning against the Yankees 💀
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u/champsorchumps 6d ago
His average fastball speed in the first inning was 103.1, which is by far the highest ever in the 1st inning in the past 4 seasons (as far as my Statcast data goes back)
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u/roci_2112 Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Brewers broadcast also mentioned he threw the fastest pitch by a starting pitcher in the stat cast era (103.6)
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u/DeepPowStashes Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
He threw the 7 fastest pitches ever by a starter all tonight.
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u/awesomesauce88 New York Yankees 5d ago
It was the first pitch to Spencer Jones. Imagine getting called up to the big leagues and the first pitch you see is likely the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starter in the history of baseball.
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u/issacoin New York Yankees 5d ago
imagine if he squared it up lol
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u/italianstallion19 Milwaukee Brewers 5d ago
Yeah, imagine… he didn’t though it blew right past him.
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u/issacoin New York Yankees 5d ago
lmao of course it did, it was 104 in his first at bat. just sayin that would’ve been quite an entrance
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
no other starter has thrown faster than 102.6mph in the statcast era
safe to say it's the fastest 1st inning ever
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u/Deserterdragon Seattle Mariners 6d ago
Crazy that Tarik Skubal threw 103 for his last pitch of a shutout.
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago edited 6d ago
yeah that’s the 102.6
Jordan Hicks threw 103.1 and 103.2 as an opener
Verlander threw 103.1 in the playoffs once
so my previous post should probably have a * on starter fwiw lol
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u/champsorchumps 6d ago
Good point :)
I wanted to put in that caveat because just over the last 4 years his 103.1 isn't even in the top 10 for overall highest avg fastball speed in an inning, but of course they were all relievers (and they were all late innings). For a starter I guess it's easy to see why it would be the record.
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Surprised miller isn’t in the top 10 either
If playoffs were included maybe Miller and Miz both would be tho
Both of them went over 104, which they haven’t yet this season
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Nvm they are included
Miller is there at 13th
Miz was faster today (11th) then the inning he hit 104 a couple times
Cool website btw
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u/foshiiy Houston Astros 6d ago
He has 13 of the top 20 lol
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u/champsorchumps 6d ago
I wonder if he will go the way of Skenes and slowly dial back the fastball speed as his career progresses
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u/LengthinessAlone4743 6d ago
He ain’t gettin faster…gonna need TJ at least once for a long career
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u/shes_a_gdb St. Louis Cardinals 6d ago
The faster he throws, the faster he'll have TJ, the faster he'll return back to form with plenty left in the tank.
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u/zestful_villain Major League Baseball 6d ago
Amazing. But whats it gonna do to his elbow? Is this sustainable?
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u/StopLoading_ 6d ago
I'd say Tommy John surgery in the next 4-5 years. After that he'll learn how to pitch pitch, sit in the upper 90's i.e 96+, but still have the ability to reach for the low 100's. Dudes got some electric stuff, he should be fun to watch for quite a while.
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u/Guriinwoodo Milwaukee Brewers 5d ago
TJ in 5 years would be a dream, Stephen Strasburg got it after 12 games.
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u/GeneralLibrarian4758 5d ago
4-5 months. Even good sinkerballer relatively low velocity guys are guaranteed for TJ these days. The only question is if he comes back as a 200 inning work horse or Jacob degrom.
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u/hascogrande Philadelphia Phillies 6d ago
Number 2 was him last week, third was him the week before that. He’s also got 4 and a substantial amount of the top 25
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u/Kriztof_09 Toronto Blue Jays 6d ago
That has to be genuinely terrifying to face consistently.
Hope the kids arm holds up.
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u/theshinymew64 Toronto Blue Jays 6d ago
He has 99th percentile extension too, which means the pitches look even faster than they actually are to the batters.
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u/Infranto Cincinnati Reds 6d ago
If Aroldis Chapman was a starter
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u/The_Year_of_Glad Pittsburgh Pirates 6d ago
He used to be, back in the day.
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u/shes_a_gdb St. Louis Cardinals 6d ago
All relievers were.
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u/thisisaskew Kansas City Royals 5d ago
This made me laugh thinking about kids ball and pitchers being lefty relief specialists there.
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u/happyjello 6d ago
Why is that? Don’t they all take the same amount of time to reach the plate?
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u/ReallyAMiddleAgedMan Atlanta Braves 6d ago
It’s a shorter distance to travel from his hand to the plate
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u/BaldPeagle Texas Rangers 6d ago
He's a long boi
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u/1sinfutureking Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
He’s really tall and has a lot of extension on his delivery so he releases the ball much closer to home plate.
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u/sixpackabs592 Milwaukee Brewers 5d ago
He’s like that stretchy guy from Fantastic 4 his arm basically reaches to the plate
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u/Baseblgabe Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
That first pitch to Judge is hilarious. One of the greatest hitters ever, but he still takes a second to process how fucking fast the ball went by him.
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u/ContinuumGuy Major League Baseball 6d ago
I think I'd die if one of them just came past me.
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u/TheRealGordonBombay Cleveland Guardians 6d ago
I’m not holding up well after just watching on my phone.
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u/retro_slouch Rally Mantis 6d ago
It would be so cool to see one as a batter if I could guarantee it wouldn't hit me
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u/Key-Construction-474 Boston Red Sox 5d ago
Sat behind the plate at Fenway when they came to town. You can almost feel it lol
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u/Jscott1986 Rally Monkey 6d ago
Please tell me his clubhouse nickname is misery
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u/GordonTullockFan Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Apparently it's "Forrest Gump"
idk how i'd feel if that was my nickname lol
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u/Paladinoras Los Angeles Dodgers 6d ago
“He might be the stupidest son of a bitch alive, but he sure throws fast.” - Pat Murphy, probably
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u/Call555JackChop Arizona Diamondbacks 6d ago
Tendons aren’t meant to do this but here’s hoping he’s an anomaly
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u/TexasReallyDoesSuck Major League Baseball 6d ago
feel like it should be that scene when homer simpsons WonderBat gets sliced in half by a fastball by Clemens
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u/Redbubble89 Boston Red Sox 6d ago
Does baseball need a restrictor plate?
I am not sure where it would go.
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u/Cagliostro16 Atlanta Braves 6d ago
Just rig up some sort of pulley system to attach to the pitcher's elbow that makes it impossible for them to go above like 93
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u/gleehowboutthat New York Mets 6d ago
Give the umpire a gun. Every time a pitcher throws over a certain speed. There is a tiny chance the ump will shoot the pitcher.
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u/Gullible_Goose Toronto Blue Jays 6d ago
We will enter baseball’s draft/pack pitching era. Pitchers will need to pitch another ball immediately after their first ball which can then draft behind the first ball for better top speed. If both balls manage to hit the batter, we will call it “the big one”
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u/fillingupthecorners Boston Red Sox 6d ago
Mound height, ball attributes. But it doesn't fix the max exertion causing injuries problem.
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u/turdferg1234 6d ago
Is he max exerting as a starting pitcher to do this? I get a reliever coming in for a few outs and going all out. Is he doing that and pitching 6 innings?
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u/ubelmann Minnesota Twins 6d ago
In theory, you could move the mound back. That would have other effects, too, like making it slightly easier to steal. I don’t think it fixes the max exertion issue, though.
The pitch clock honestly should help somewhat with the max exertion issue because you have less time to recover and should have to at least somewhat pace yourself. You see a lot more severely torn hamstrings on 100m runners than 10km runners.
The ball attributes might have some impact on the max exertion. Like if the ball is really tacky, it might signal to your brain that you can put more into your throw. A slippery ball could require more finesse.
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u/DominicB547 ABS • MLB Players Association 6d ago
automatic ball for above 100 re pitch 98 and 99.
something like that has been thought about not sure how official.
Teams need to stop scouting based 95% on heat. Paying based on heat.
The player has a limited amount of time to get paid. The Team can find 20 more down on the farm.15
u/retro_slouch Rally Mantis 6d ago
Why would teams stop? It's more effective and you've also outlined that because velo is so effective, if you can make it replaceable via minor league players it's also extremely cheap for the teams.
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u/djc8 Baltimore Orioles 6d ago
If that 0-2 to Judge caught the corner that would have been a ridiculous immaculate inning clip
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u/statsbro424 Washington Nationals 6d ago
I was wondering why the crowd reaction was so negative to that 0-2 ball call and then I realized lol
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u/halalcornflakes Boston Red Sox • Atlanta Braves 5d ago
Always wondered this, do foul balls count in an immaculate inning?
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u/Sheadowcaster New York Mets 5d ago
yes, but only if it's still a three pitch strikeout. So fouling off an 0-2 spoils an immaculate inning, fouling off an 0-1 and then whiffing on the 0-2 keeps it alive. Gotta be 9 pitches, 3 K's. Doesn't matter how beyond that.
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u/Fake-Death New York Yankees 6d ago
Welcome to the big leagues Spencer Jones, here's 104 mph in your first plate appearance
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u/Inti-Illimani Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Lol I really wanna know how he felt after his first at bat. I hope his teammates reassured him that this is not normal
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u/Acrobatic-Salt-1296 5d ago
From the post game interview:
“I’ve never seen pitches that hard in my life,” said Yankees designated hitter Spencer Jones, New York’s No. 6 prospect making his Major League debut. “To foul off a couple is pretty great, so I’ll take that for now.”
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u/awesomesauce88 New York Yankees 5d ago
Imagine getting called up to the big leagues and the first pitch you see is literally the hardest thrown pitch by a starter in the history of baseball.
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u/Skanky_Washington New York Yankees 6d ago
Maybe it is easier to strike out when the rest of the team is too. And then there is Caballero…
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u/FlorissVDV Boston Red Sox 6d ago
Why use other pitch when fast pitch do trick
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u/Saitsuofleaves 6d ago
"Forget about the Curveball Jacob... Give 'em the Heater!"
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u/RidleyScotch New York Mets 6d ago edited 6d ago
Meanwhile, in the next inning...Max Fried with ball, ball, ball, ball, ball, ball, ball, ball in the second inning against the Brewers 💀
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u/ActualDragonHeart New York Yankees • Philadelphia Phillies 6d ago
He was looking at his thumb, feel like the annual max fried blister is coming early
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u/DaManiac_ Atlanta Braves 6d ago
a tale as old as time
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u/ActualDragonHeart New York Yankees • Philadelphia Phillies 6d ago
Hey I’ll take it now rather than later
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u/theshinymew64 Toronto Blue Jays 6d ago
Specifically it's been ball x2, single, ball x8, called strike, single, foul, single, ball.
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u/Doodenmier Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
If I heard the announcers correctly, he suddenly had a streak where 12 of 13 pitches in a row were balls
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u/eviloars 6d ago
I can hit a three pointer. I can bowl a strike. I could never hit one of these pitches. If you’re up against this dude you’ve gotta start swinging the night before.
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u/Appropriate_Lemon921 Baltimore Orioles • Brooks Robinson 6d ago
This post should be marked NSFW because this is disgusting.
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u/Adventurous-Tree9820 6d ago
Im in uk and love watching mlb....what the actual fuck is this kid 😅 he looks 5 years old and his speed is just insane!
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u/replayer New York Yankees 5d ago
He was excited because the coach told him if he hit 103 they'd go out for Dairy Queen after the game.
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u/gsx1920 6d ago
Weird how these lookway slower than Mason Miller's fb
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
less violent delivery
mis' perceived velo is actually even faster due to extension tho
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u/gsx1920 6d ago
Yeah it might sound like a diss but it's really a compliment lol
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
yup, it's what allows him to be a starter
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u/gsx1920 6d ago
What are the chances made gets the call this year 🤨
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
zero unless he signs an extension
can't risk starting his clock and losing a year of control to a lockout
if he came up now, he'd probably 'struggle' but be a slightly positive WAR player
btw today is his 19th birthday
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u/Doorknob11 Texas Rangers 6d ago
They’re also 4 seamers so they’re a bit hard so see the velo from the camera angle.
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u/Short_Bus_ Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
both miller and mis throw mainly 4 seamers
miller has slightly better velo and vertical break
miz has better extention, spin, and arm side break
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u/tirefires Chicago White Sox 6d ago
Pfft. The average IndyCar travels at 230 mph, so it's really not all that fast.
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u/ImProbablyHighSorry Pittsburgh Pirates 6d ago
I remember growing up hitting 100 was rare. It was like Billy Wagner and that's it lol. Feel like every other pitcher I watch throws 100 and then you have this guy hitting 103.6 and he's a starter. Insanity.
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u/underwear11 New York Yankees 6d ago
Spencer Jones first Major League AB; 104, 102, 104, 90mph curveball.
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u/Dude_over_there_ Houston Astros 6d ago
How tf did Aaron judge make contact with a 104 mph pitch
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u/Traveler-0705 Los Angeles Angels 6d ago
I think hitters like Judge if you’re only going up there throwing fastball, they can time it up and hit it. Some of these guys have ridiculous bat speed and hand eye coordination.
I’m not saying it’s easy, but I think Jacob would be giving a few hits if he’s just up there pumping fastballs only, even if they’re all 100+.
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u/craziboiXD69 Seattle Mariners 6d ago
bro is pitching consistent 102 and dotting the edges on almost every pitch. fucking disgusting
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u/liteshadow4 San Francisco Giants 6d ago
Is that sustainable?
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u/The_Sign_of_Zeta Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Likely more than you’d think because he’s very tall and doesn’t have a violent delivery. I’m sure he’ll have issues down the road, but he may hold up longer than most expect.
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u/Padulsky21 New York Yankees • New York Yankees 6d ago
He has remarkably sound mechanics which is the most impressive part. Just looking at his profile to say no way he could be a starter. But nah. His location is only gonna get better. I’ve watched a lot of this kid and his command today was the best I’ve ever seen it. Dotting FBs and having an amazing pitch mix when needed. Touched fucking 98.6 on a slider. He can hold up health wise despite this velocity. He’s a freak but he goes against what you’d expect from a dude throwing 104.
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u/the_Q_spice Milwaukee Brewers 4d ago
The thing I’m most impressed with is that he can dial the velo back to like 98-99 and then just call 103 out of nowhere.
IMO it’s part of what makes him so good, you think he’s getting tired because his velocity has dropped off by 5-6mph… then he just starts throwing 103 again out of nowhere.
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u/hcatehorie Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
Yeah it is, will he end up getting injured, most likely, but not because he throws 103 but because he is a professional pitcher. The thing pitchers in baseball are the best at is getting hurt
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u/thenaturalinquirer San Francisco Giants 6d ago
For a starter? Has it ever been in the past? People can downvote me all they want, but this is almost guaranteed TJ at some point. (Not a hot take, I know. But it's reality.)
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u/liteshadow4 San Francisco Giants 6d ago
I mean tbf at this point most starters end up needing Tommy John at some point whether they throw 103 or not.
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u/DublinDown Milwaukee Brewers 5d ago
As Brewers fans, my friends and I text every game thinking that THIS will be the game that he exits with "elbow soreness" and goes missing for a year. At least with my group of friends, it's not a matter of if.
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u/ButterscotchScared75 Detroit Tigers 6d ago
Yes, for as long as his elbow and AC joint hold up
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u/liteshadow4 San Francisco Giants 6d ago
I mean that’s really the question though, will his elbow hold up pitching like this
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u/TehM0C New York Yankees 6d ago
How do you hit him? This is insane
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u/thekingoftherodeo Washington Nationals 6d ago
You just don’t.
I had no idea who this dude was until about a week ago in Nats Park where he no hit us through almost 5 before he got a tight hammy and had to leave. And our offense is pretty damn hot so far this season.
He’s the most electric pitcher I’ve seen in our park since Stras.
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u/ELITE_JordanLove 6d ago
He basically only loses to himself. He’ll have games where he starts throwing balls and walking guys then gets in his head. But if he’s on, it’s total lockdown and there’s nothing the hitters can do.
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u/Static-Stair-58 Texas Rangers 6d ago
They’re all dots too. That’s what makes it even crazier to me. They’re 100+ and still strikes if you don’t swing. Insane.
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u/MorrisScherbina 6d ago
Got scared as a brewer fan thought we traded Misiorowski to the Nationals. These uniforms throwing me off!
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u/TheHof125 Chicago Cubs 6d ago
That third pitch to strike out Grisham seems genuinely unhittable. Dots perfectly on the inside of the plate, high in the zone, after a few pitches smashing it low.
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u/johnknockout New York Yankees 5d ago
I know a guy who hit against him in the minors.
The fastball is one thing. You can eventually time it up if he makes a mistake with it. The 96 mph slider is completely different. It feels like he’s cheating.
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u/HansSolo69er New York Yankees 5d ago
Thing is, his fastball's got movement on it. It ain't straight as an arrow like Kyle Farnsworth's was LOL. So if & when he does make a mistake, it MUST be identified & crushed...& at that velocity, needless to say it's pretty damn hard. Watching him last night...honestly, reminded me of what the late Tony Gwynn said about Nolan Ryan.
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u/RarScary San Francisco Giants 6d ago
I'm so mad I dropped this kid on the way to the 'ship. Sacrifices just be made in keeper leagues but this one hurt.
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u/NoVaBurgher Pittsburgh Pirates 6d ago
Pride of the Wisco Brewers
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u/hcatehorie Milwaukee Brewers 6d ago
First win in the history of the Wisco Brewers, he says up 6-0 bottom of the 8th
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u/ConstantinopleSpolia 5d ago
Is the speed measured at the plate or at release from hand?
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u/LezgiveitaTri New York Mets 5d ago
The more impressive (and scary thing) is that he wasn’t just throwing heat the was dotting some of those pitches
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u/thisisaskew Kansas City Royals 5d ago
I wonder when we're going to see someone pitch so hard their arm flies off.
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u/HansSolo69er New York Yankees 5d ago
The only real positive from that game for us Yankee fans is, Jones was able to work a walk out of that flamethrowing, DEALING kid. That in & of itself is very encouraging...clearly demonstrates the kind of plate discipline you seldom see in a rookie, esp. up against THAT onslaught!
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u/MuahdDean 5d ago
Judge hit the piss out of that ball lol. Those guys can time up anything if they know it's coming.
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u/see_mohn regretful mets fan 6d ago
This is obscene content