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i think i figured out taijuan's issue, he's throwing too many fastballs and not changing speeds nearly enough. he's thrown only 10 curves on the year versus 82 four seamers, 25 cutters and 31 splitters—throwing them between 89-94 mph. hitters can expect a fastball since he has no offspeed stuff and apparently isn't confident in his breaking ball. he's also working the middle to left side of the plate too much. so not changing speeds and mixing up his spots has him being way too predictable to be successful at the show.
i wrote an article about it on my tumblr with some decent graphics
kid's got a good arm and he's still very young. i really think it's just the mental aspect of pitching that he needs to learn and adjust to if he's going to be successful in the majors. maybe even add a changeup or something to mix in occasionally.
i wrote an article about it on my tumblr with some decent graphics
kid's got a good arm and he's still very young. i really think it's just the mental aspect of pitching that he needs to learn and adjust to if he's going to be successful in the majors. maybe even add a changeup or something to mix in occasionally.