Build a Pitcher: Spin, Speed, Spot

[claudecw3]

This will settle it. You have 250 percentage points to spread across three categories to build a pitcher from scratch: Spin, Speed, and Spot. Where do you place the points?

i.e. Spin 90, Speed 80, Spot 80

Let the games begin…


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[Tazman]

80, 70, 100. My logic is that no matter how it breaks or how fast it comes, if it's center of the zone it's likely to fly. BBs are killers as well. Spin over speed unless speed includes ability to mix in which case I'm 70, 85, 95

 

[_MIA_]

Huh? Are we talking about assigning a percentile to a pitcher's stuff e.g. 80 on speed means they are in the 80th percentile of all pitchers? In that case I am going with 100 on speed (think Monica Abbott) 90 on control and 60 on spin...this is easy.

 

[DNeeld]

This will settle it.

 

[ANNASDAD]

200 on spotting up / location, you can split up the other 50 points however you see fit, but with more emphasis on spin over speed.

 

[_MIA_]

200 on spotting up / location, you can split up the other 50 points however you see fit, but with more emphasis on spin over speed.

So you think a kid throwing 50 will get out D1 hitters if they can put it where they want...?

 

[Sweet Lou]

If this percentiles 90% speed, 100% spot, 60% spin.

 

[_MIA_]

@ANNASDAD use my percentile idea that will make things clearer. So lets just 100th percentile in control for you. Can a kid with below average speed (whatever average is for the competition) and spin consistently get kids out if they have ridiculous control? If we go to baseball, Maddux was 100 in control and close to 100 in "spin" (his ball moved a ton) and probably close to 50 in speed (at least for that time)

Edit: The 250 combined percentile is sort of arbitrary...obviously if you actually look at player's "percentiles" the higher the combination the better the pitcher....I will take a 300 percentile pitcher for a thousand Alex.

 

[ANNASDAD]

So you think a kid throwing 50 will get out D1 hitters if they can put it where they want...?

Absolutely, don't you?

Maybe I'm assuming too much but with this being the OP's 7th post I'm thinking this is for younger players?

 

[_MIA_]

Absolutely, don't you?

Maybe I'm assuming too much but with this being the OP's 7th post I'm thinking this is for younger players?

Lol..This was a thread spawned from another thread on the WCWS so I don't think it had an age in mind.