re: hardest pitch to hit

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And no, a well thrown split, is even better. Same thing as a change up but with more movement which increases the difficulty.

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I agree that it is a good pitch, but a split has different spin and allows the hitter to read it earlier than a good change up.

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CyrustheVirus

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please carry on.

*Edited for more fun

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Okay select 1 of 2 choices A. Great Fastball, Great Slider, Average Change-Up B. Great Fastball, Average Slider, Great Change-Up ETA: I'm going A

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B. It's a no-brainer.

A pitcher with a sick change-up is nasty. It is the best pitch to compliment a fastball.

Change-ups are not amazing for most people, and so it doesn't work all that well for them. So overall you'd say change-ups aren't that good because not that many people can throw a good one. But if you can throw a nasty change, it is the best pitch in baseball.

Here is something I found online while looking to strengthen my argument:

"We know that pitchers have reputations as being the master of a particular pitch, but which pitchers cause the most swings and misses? Whose slider has the most break? What's the most valuable pitch overall?



In terms of total pitch value, nobody got more mileage out of a pitch than Kershaw and the fastball, generating 25.5 cumulative runs above average. However, for starters it appears that Chris Sale’s changeup takes the cake, matched only by Kelvin Herrera’s change from the reliever group in terms of value per 100 pitches."

If you want more context, here is the link:

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/10/17/3514442/MLB-best-pitches-ranked-filthy-dickey-kershaw-darvish

change-up

The knowledge. Continue bringing it.

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12-6 curve


This is the correct answer, followed closely by a good slider

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I can't tell you how wrong this is at higher levels.

No matter what, something about a curveball will look different to a hitter out of the hand. It will usually pop up, or the hand angle will be noticeable. Because of that, it means it's rarely ever a true weapon. For some it can be good when used properly, but good hitters never fear it.

Major league hitters are such scrubs

You obviously don't know what you're talking about, or you wouldn't have taken a line drive to the face

I kid I kid

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What's toughest? A good knuckleball? Slider? Curve?

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Key part of that question is "good knuckleball". Most knuckleball are crap. They don't move at all. A good knuckleball is hard to catch, let alone hit. Even if the pitcher screams it out before he throws it, a good one is completely unpredictable...At least the other pitches follow a smooth path.

Go take a look at some of the videos of catchers crapping on themselves trying to handle some of the better knuckleballers like Niekro and Hough and Wakefield.

I don't think it's a curve ball. My son's best advice to hitting a curve ball has paid huge dividends.

Advice: Don't miss the fast ball!