Throwing 98MPH+ and making contact

Well when that’s all he is throwing tonight, you just gotta be short to the ball and time it uo

Hall on the Yankees throws a 99mph 2-seamer with 20" of run and dudes still hit it. Baseball has come very far since the 90s

I used to think the same when Aroldis Chapman pitched for the Reds. He had 105 velocity and an unhittable slider at around 83-85 that he threw for strikes. Problem was he never mixed in that slider (probably threw it 5% of pitches) enough to worry hitters so they sat on fastball. Even 105 is hittable if that’s all you’re seeing. Hopefully Skenes uses his other pitches more effectively because he’ll need them against better competition.

It’s all about being short, compact and twitchy with your wrist and hips. Had to learn quick when I got to college

I imagine he’ll mix it up more in conference play.

Not really, tons of college hitters can make contact with high 90s fastballs. Thats why location and changing speeds is more important than velo

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Throwing 98MPH+ and making contact
Is anyone else overly impressed with the amount of people that can make contact with Skenes 98-100MPH

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Are you joking?