I'm a 6'5 22 year old, here's my repertoire :
- 4 seamer: nothing special, ~ mid / low 80's
- 2 seamer: very similar speed as above, nice movement for a backdoor 3rd strike on a lefty.
- cutter: same as above, only wicked movement, my best pitch for facing a righty - comes at him, by the time he moves out of the way it's on the corner for strike 3.
- sinker: my personal favorite. low 80's, but the drops off the table - very hard, late movement.
all 4 of my fastball variations have the same look at the beginning; might be due to my huge hands, but who knows...
- curveball: my favorite pitch to throw. nice, tight, very late movement (11-5), but hangs a bit too often to be used in a pinch.
- knucklecurve: nearly 12-6 movement, but very big and loopy. large drop of speed (i believe high 60's / low 70's)
- palmball: delivery is too too obvious, again, mainly due to my hand size. moves a bit (11-5), but not useful in the least.
- change: 3-finger variety, not very accurate, but looks just like my fastballs - difference in speed is what'll kill ya. can't beat going from slow to slower :biglaff:
in order of best pitches (according to myself and my batterymate, who tried to convince me to pitch for my college team this year [my senior year]):
- sinker
- cutter
- curve
- 2-seamer
- palmball (if i could get the handling less obvious)
- the rest.
...so, long story short, i got my MiLB tryout form, once i graduate in 2 weeks, i fully intend on attending some open tryouts. even if i'm deemed "too slow to pitch," i can always go out for left field :-D
