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Baseball Experts - explain this Ranaudo pitching situation
Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:22 pm
How is his fastball in decline?
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ARLINGTON — On Wednesday morning, Los Angeles Angels third-base coach Gary DiSarcina told players about the Rangers’ newest starting pitcher, 6-7 Anthony Ranaudo. “When you get in the box and see this big, strong kid, you’re going to expect to see 95-97-mph fastballs,” said DiSarcina, who managed Ranaudo in the Boston minor league system. “That’s just not him.” Instead, Ranaudo showed a low-90-mph fastball that he could not put in the right spots. It was a bad combination.
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Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:24 pm to Dodd
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Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:27 pm to Dodd
Miles has lost control of Ranaudo's fastball.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:32 pm to Dodd
Could be a number of things, including injury
Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:35 pm to Dodd
What needs explaining?
Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:56 pm to Dodd
edit nm. I read it wrong. 
This post was edited on 4/19/15 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:09 pm to Dodd
First off AR never threw 97. He sat 93-95 at LSU. Secondly he had trouble the entire 2010 season with location. He left pitches up all year. If you leave pitches up they gonna get hit. Doesn't matter how fast you throw.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:12 pm to Dodd
There was times at LSU when he was out there throwing 90 mph fastballs.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:18 pm to Dodd
Injury, fatigue, mechanics. Could be lots of reasons.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:23 pm to Dodd
I thought heard on radio where he hit 100 the other day. Maybe that was some other former tiger?
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:28 pm to bradwieser
That was Gausman
AR has always thrown 92-95
AR has always thrown 92-95
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:16 pm to Lester Earl
Sorry to abandon a thread. I don't understand how your fastball can be in decline when one would think he's getting stronger being a young professional (in addition to being such a big guy). Apparently he's lost his breaking ball too.
I always thought he settled in around 95 while at LSU.
I always thought he settled in around 95 while at LSU.
This post was edited on 4/19/15 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:18 pm to Dodd
Ranaudo never had the greatest location while at LSU. Even in 09.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:23 pm to Dodd
He never had a 97-95 mph fastball.
His biggest issue is there is almost zero movement to his pitches. It's why the Red Sox were moving him to relief had he stayed. That curveball looks cool, but it's a pure 12 to 6er that can be SMASHED.
He never developed the high end fastball that everyone thought he would, so he kind of busted out.
His biggest issue is there is almost zero movement to his pitches. It's why the Red Sox were moving him to relief had he stayed. That curveball looks cool, but it's a pure 12 to 6er that can be SMASHED.
He never developed the high end fastball that everyone thought he would, so he kind of busted out.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:27 pm to Jcorye1
College power pitchers tend to get overrated by fans because you can blow college hitters away at 92, even with very little movement.
Once you get to real MLB talent at AAA... it just doesn't work. They can track a movementless fastball like it's nothing.
Once you get to real MLB talent at AAA... it just doesn't work. They can track a movementless fastball like it's nothing.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:28 pm to Jcorye1
Good stuff. Thanks
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:32 pm to Dodd
Location way more important than sped in the Nigd. It's the reason he's not advanced as fast as some would have thought. Hope he gets it and sticks.....
Posted on 4/19/15 at 9:35 pm to Dodd
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by Dodd
Sorry to abandon a thread. I don't understand how your fastball can be in decline when one would think he's getting stronger being a young professional (in addition to being such a big guy). Apparently he's lost his breaking ball too.
I always thought he settled in around 95 while at LSU.
I read something last year that the Red Sox pitching coaches thought he was trying to throw too hard and wasn't in control enough. They tweaked his mechanics to have more accuracy which took a little off his fastball. That was why he improved so much for them to give him a shot in the bigs. I'll try to look for that article.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 10:03 pm to Dodd
One of my friends said he saw him at physical therapy everyday this offseason so that could have something to do with it... Especially since there were never any injuries reported about him so he may very well be pitching hurt
Posted on 4/20/15 at 11:21 am to Dodd
quote:This has nothing with Ranaudo losing 3 or miles off his fastball. This is simply the coach giving a scouting report to the Boston players......he is only telling them "look, even though this kid is 6'7" and looks like a power pitcher he is not going to throw the fastball by you."
6-7 Anthony Ranaudo. “When you get in the box and see this big, strong kid, you’re going to expect to see 95-97-mph fastballs,” said DiSarcina, who managed Ranaudo in the Boston minor league system. “That’s just not him.” Instead, Ranaudo showed a low-90-mph fastball
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