What makes Spencer Strider's Fastball so UNHITTABLE? 

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Greg Maddux would like a word

@@sadbravesfanGreg Maddux had gross stuff ?

@@andrewfain2665 you need to learn baseball lingo. Command = control; Stuff = velocity. Maddux did not throw hard

@@sadbravesfan velocity is a large component of stuff, but consensus is that movement and spin rate are included under umbrella of “stuff”. Maddux had crazy movement (vertical and horizontal break) on a number of his pitches.

The thing is Maddux had stuff AND command, just not velocity, he was a wiffle ball pitcher

It certainly didn't hurt. These were elements of fastball composition that were not intently studied in Pedro's day. But, if you compare Pedro in his prime to current day Spencer strider, I think you might find a lot of similarities in their mechanics. They both use the drop and drive technique from their arm side leg to get as far down the mound as possible, thus giving them elite extension on their release points. Pedro also had a low release point, but tended to use it to get more arm side run on his fastball instead of vertical movement. But, while Strider can generate better velocity than Pedro, he's never going to be able to match Pedro's command. And, (remember these are simply personal aesthetics) Pedro's diving change up to me remains just one of the most beautifully filthy pitches in the history of the game.

@@v2micca thanks man. That one heck of a evaluation

Eh....I think a 300 K season is increasingly unlikely for 2023. As I type this, Strider is sitting at 227 K's over 25 starts and 146.1 innings. At their current pace, the Braves are likely to clench their division and home field advantage at some point in mid September. So, I would not be surprised to see Strider's last two starts of the season be capped at 3 to 4 innings and 65 pitches. Realistically, I can't see Strider amassing much more than 40 additional innings for the rest of the regular season. Maybe if he's close to some milestones they let him go to 45. Its going to be really unlikely that he can accumulate 73 k's in his remaining starts.

@@v2miccahe got close

I think it is more than just velocity. I've seen him throw some pretty unhittable fastballs at 95 and 96, while seeing some of his 97 and 98 offerings get crushed. His fastball is at its best when he is getting that near level approach angle. Sometimes you can see, when he is fatigued or just slightly off on his mechanics, he's not getting that forearm to move through correct plane from the high cocked position, so he doesn't get all the efficiency from his backspin on his 4 seamer. That is when he tends to get tagged. On a side note, there is a reason that the 2022 Mets would give him such fits. They had a lot o players in their line-up that had success with a more level swing. Whenever Strider struggled against them, it from death of a thousand papercuts.

It’s why he struggled firsr half this season going late in the game, his velo fell off drastically. He seems to be better lately, last night was throwing 99+ in the 6th

Three other factors to consider: 1. Strider has already had Tommy John surgery, and it affected him greatly. He revamped his entire wind-up because his old one led to TJ surgery at such a young age, so I imagine his new delivery was created with longevity in mind. 2. To that end, he derives most of his power from pushing with his legs, which are just super strong. That's not really known as an approach that puts lots of stress on vulnerable ligaments. 3. He's not even throwing at max velo. When he first came up, he'd regularly hit triple digits, but these days he may not even hit 100 for a whole start, and that's intentional.

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Depends on how he finishes the season. He's had some rough starts that knocked him out of the top three consideration. So, he has some ground to make up.

Not too mention his distracting quads

@@lukedeakin7124I think this is his secret weapon

That thing comes at you in a hurry...

If the batter can request the pitcher cover tattoos and jewelry, can they request the pitcher shave?

You are right Mister. His mustache does it to him. Spencer Strider looks like a a young Freddie Mercury too, with his mustache. He reminds me of Freddie Mercury with his mustache too. And Spencer stands with his feet apart too when he pitches too, just like Freddie Mercury, when Freddie stamped on stage. Spencer is the best pitcher on the braves team too. And the world 🗺. Nobody can beat Spencer Strider. 😎😁⚘️👍

It's Sox not Socks and so what he had a bad game. You sound like a complete clown. Deal with it.

Nah, he's listed at 6'. I've talked to him. He's 5'11" (mebbe 5'10" and change).

@PitchingNinjaVideos Was he standing on the mound!? Cheers Rob.

Where he struck out 16 and gave up 4 hits and 0 runs over 14 innings? That kind of hot garbage?

​@@acgonzales7yeah "garbage" that's filthy and nasty fer sure

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