What other pitch should I throw?
Question:I'm a pitcher on my baseball team and I currently throw a 2 seam fastball, four seam fastball, and a changeup. I want to throw one more pitch but I'm not sure what to pick. I don't want to throw a curveball because I'm still young and it could hurt my arm. What should I choose?
Answers:
Honestly, if you're concerned about your arm (which is not a bad thing), and want to wait before developing a curve or another breaking pitch then your only options are the pitches you already throw.
Just perfect the pitches you throw now, especially the change, and worry about adding to your repertoire later when you feel your arm is ready.
When that day comes, you can take a peak at something like this.
http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitchi...
This site gives a good of explaination of several pitches. Play with some of them, figure out what works for you, and go dominate.
Good luck.
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You could try a slider, but any breaking pitch still runs the risk of hurting your arm if its not thrown properly. If your not to the point where you're playing varsity high school ball yet, I would stick with the fastballs and changeups - it'll be better for you in the long run. Work on your command. The key is location, location, location. With the right location and pitch selection a diet of changeups and fastballs can be a very powerful weapon - especially if they have a little natural movement to 'em. Look at guys like Greg Maddux, hes made a Hall of Fame career out of fastballs (that aren't even that fast) and changeups that he mixes in really well with the occasional curve because he has great command of his pitches.Who is going to lead the majors in home runs & how many ?
You're smart to recognize the foolishness of throwing breaking balls at a young age. I think you'd be better off just focusing on mixing your fastball(s) with your change. Work on concealing your delivery so as to not tip your pitches. If you really want a fourth pitch to work with, I'd suggest a circle change. It's easy to learn, easy to throw, and won't mess up your arm.Can anyone tell me what minor league baseball teams are in Texas?
vulcan changeupheld like a two seam but jam it between you middle and ring fingers and the other fingers lay on the side of the ball
its a changeup splitter so it drops :)
or a cut fastball- hold your two seam then put your index finger closer to the middle finger and cut through the ball
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id go with the splitter or the mythical "gyroball" if i were uYou could do a knuckler.Or an intentional walk.If you do an intentional walk you can throw the ball right at the batter's head 4 times if you want.
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knuckle ball or screwball [like Fernando Valenzuela]You can be very effective with just the pitches you ise now. The changeup is the most underatted pitch. You know why Johan Santana is so effective, he uses his changeup effectively. If you really want to add another pitch though, I would add a slider.
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