Tommy Hunter (Among Other Orioles) Trying a New Pitch

[OFFNY]

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Roch states that Wei-Yin Chen, Darren O'Day, and Tommy Hunter are all experimenting with a new type of pitch/grip/delivery this spring.

Add Hunter to the List of Orioles Trying a New Pitch

(By Roch Kubatko)

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2015/03/add-hunter-to-the-list-of-orioles-trying-a-new-pitch.html

[ScottieBaseball]

It sounds like a slip pitch. All the pressure comes from a tight grip between the thumb and ring finger, same arm motion as a fastball, and mostly looks like a heater coming out of the pitcher's hand. I'm curious if the grip mechanic poses any threat structurally to the hand/forearm/elbow.

[Can_of_corn]

In other news, they asked Hunter Harvey to shelf his new pitch for at least this season.

[srock]

It sounds like a slip pitch. All the pressure comes from a tight grip between the thumb and ring finger, same arm motion as a fastball, and mostly looks like a heater coming out of the pitcher's hand. I'm curious if the grip mechanic poses any threat structurally to the hand/forearm/elbow.

This guy says its bad for the decelerator muscles, says it has the same negatives of throwing a tennis ball after a baseball. The balls 'slips' out our the hand while the arm is moving full speed which puts undo stress on the decelerator muscles.

Probably the worst thing for a older pitcher who is using it occasionally. The advice was for kids to avoid it.

[sportsfan8703]

In other news, they asked Hunter Harvey to shelf his new pitch for at least this season.

I agree with this. Make him get to the MLB with his bread and butter pitch before trying a unique/gimmick pitch. It might work in the minors but players might take it in the majors. It's nice to know that he has it if he needs it.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Basically, a split fingered fastball. Not much new under the sun.

[OFFNY]

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(vs. RAYS, 3/30)

Hunter's line looked good today, although I did not see the game.

3 up, 3 down, 2 strikeouts.

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(vs. RAYS, 3/30)

Hunter's line looked good today, although I did not see the game.

3 up, 3 down, 2 strikeouts.

He hit 98 on the gun.

[Oriole1940]

IMO Tommy should try a new pitch whenever he comes into the game. The pitch should be anything but a FIRST pitch batting practice fast ball. The batter would be fooled if the FIRST pitch was anything else.

[OFFNY]

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(vs. RAYS, 3/30)

Hunter's line looked good today, although I did not see the game.

3 up, 3 down, 2 strikeouts.

He hit 98 on the gun.

Tommy Gunn.

[OFFNY]

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(vs. RAYS, 3/30)

Hunter's line looked good today, although I did not see the game.

3 up, 3 down, 2 strikeouts.

(vs. RAYS, 3/31)

Another shutout inning today, but this time he walked a batter (not very common for ""Throwin' Strikes" Hunter.)

Perhaps he is quietly finding a groove/rhythm after some very rough outings earlier this spring.

[OFFNY]

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Hunter got knocked around badly in back-to-back games against the Yankees on April 13th and April 15th respectively, but he appears to have settled in as of late.

(vs. YANKEES, 5/09)

Tommy "Throwin' Strikes" Hunter essentially had to get 4 outs in the 8th inning today.

And as usual, he threw strikes and made the Yankees earn whatever they got.

23 Pitches (16 Strikes, 7 Balls)

[Il BuonO]

He's really improved that breaking pitch. Thank goodness I think he shelved the pitch he was working on in ST. Still, Tommy was a non-tender if I had my way.

Mike Wright easily fits the bill.

[CA-ORIOLE]

He's really improved that breaking pitch. Thank goodness I think he shelved the pitch he was working on in ST. Still, Tommy was a non-tender if I had my way.

So is it a splitter or slider? The one's on the 86 mph range dropping of the table that is. Seemed to go straight down without much in the way of tilt or run that I could tell. Bordick was calling them sliders.

[Il BuonO]

So is it a splitter or slider? The one's on the 86 mph range dropping of the table that is. Seemed to go straight down without much in the way of tilt or run that I could tell. Bordick was calling them sliders.

Yeah, he can call it a slider but as you say it doesn't run like one. Tommy throws hard, I think it's a CB with not a quite 12-6 downward plane.