Statcast fastest throw

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/173513490/yankees-aaron-hicks-throws-ball-1055-mph

God bless this thing. I never knew, or would have guessed, that top OF arms are also as fast as Aroldis Chapman.

I never would have guessed that, either. But an outfielder that's able to take a crow hop and throw should be able to throw it pretty damn hard. Chapman doesn't have that luxury.

He was 98 off the mound in HS.

I never would have guessed that, either. But an outfielder that's able to take a crow hop and throw should be able to throw it pretty damn hard. Chapman doesn't have that luxury.

In the 1880s there was a time where the pitcher threw from a box drawn on flat ground that allowed for short run up or hop. From something like 50'. To a catcher with no pads and a primitive glove. It's amazing they survived.

In the 1880s there was a time where the pitcher threw from a box drawn on flat ground that allowed for short run up or hop. From something like 50'. To a catcher with no pads and a primitive glove. It's amazing they survived.

Was that over or under hand?

Was that over or under hand?

Uhh... yes. From roughly 1870-something through 1884 they annually changed the rules, evolving from pure underhand with a stiff wrist/no snap (i.e. like cricket) to pretty much a modern delivery without the mound. Ks went through the roof, from maybe one per nine to One Arm Daily's 19 (or maybe 20?) strikeout UA game in under a decade.

Wow. Velencia was probably like, "What the hell is that arm doing in LF?"

I'd love to see some stat cast measurements on some of Manny's throws from 3B.

Wow. Velencia was probably like, "What the hell is that arm doing in LF?"

I'd love to see some stat cast measurements on some of Manny's throws from 3B.

88.9 MPH

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