re: Chad Jones Impresses Tampa Bay Rays Scouts

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Leg strength has very little to do with it. Especially lower leg strength. Velocity comes from pelvis rotation and weight transfer

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Disagree. While velocity does come from hip to shoulder separation, leg strength plays a big part in that for most. To get optimal hip to shoulder separation, these guys get triple extension. Which takes powerful legs. I don't know a whole lot of guys that throw 90but the few I do all have very powerful legs. All have verticals close to 35 inches and can squat a ton.

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Jonathan Broxton and Tim Lincecum have about the same velocity. One guy weighs over 300 lbs and the other guy weighs 175

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That probably just means they have a similar power to weight ratio.
Ofcourse that huge size advantage Broxton has allows him to be a little less powerful and still throw as hard.

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Leg strength has very little to do with it.

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Good God...

And apparently he hit a legendary BP homer in Omaha in '09.