Fangraphs: Spin to Win

[weams]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/rich-hill-has-a-theory-about-spin-and-aging/

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“You are going to see guys that get drafted in the first round throwing 88 mph,” Hill said. “There’s something there that is much more valuable than a 95-96 mph fastball. [Spin] probably projects to play longer… I mean the ability to stay healthy, the ability to play for a long time. [With spin,] you are investing in something for the long haul as opposed to just a few years.

“Now, if you have a guy who throws 95-96 [mph] who has carry on a baseball, that’s really special.”

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“Take for example, David Wells,” Hill said. “Call him up today, I guarantee he could spin a breaking ball pretty well. While velocity may decline, spin I don’t believe declines as fast. The more you have that feel for spin, the longer you can pitch. [A fastball] at 87-88 [mph] with that late life, the perceptual velocity, that spin, will play much longer than a 95 mph fastball without spin or any of that perceptual velocity.”

 

 

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, weams said:

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/rich-hill-has-a-theory-about-spin-and-aging/

 

Didn't I read Britton talking about how he was getting too much spin last seasons?

Or am I confused again?

Hill speaks like a convert to a new religion.  Kinda like Bauer did in The Arm.

[Can_of_corn]

I do however agree that if they can capture HS and College spin rates some kid will get drafted with subpar velocity and mad spin.

[weams]

33 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Didn't I read Britton talking about how he was getting too much spin last seasons?

Or am I confused again?

Hill speaks like a convert to a new religion.  Kinda like Bauer did in The Arm.

Hill was great when young. Just healthy then. And Maybe for the last couple.