104 mph heater?

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this is almost Syd Finch like.....

Think he's hit 105 in the minors

Yep, he's actually been clocked at 105MPH on consecutive pitches.


I've been watching for his call-up since April...added him to my fantasy team two days ago. :D



Have to wonder how long he'll last doing this...the Reds want him to be a starter in the future. No way...he should be a closer, with limited innings.

So many great young arms in MLB now. We're seeing a real golden age of pitchers develop in front of us. Pretty fun. This guy is a beast. Congrats to Cincy for getting him. I know it was a dog fight for his services.

Yep, he's actually been clocked at 105MPH on consecutive pitches.


I've been watching for his call-up since April...added him to my fantasy team two days ago. :D



Have to wonder how long he'll last doing this...the Reds want him to be a starter in the future. No way...he should be a closer, with limited innings.

No effing way. If he can start he has to start. A lefty throwing that hard simply has to throw every five days. He gives them a ridiculous chance to win every fifth game.

when are these guys going to realize babying their arms doesn't work? just look at your boy Strasburg. they used the utmost of care with him. look what happened. they aren't building up the muscle enough with all the pitch counts

But, for how long?

He's going to have a short career I predict. The Rangers have Neftali Feliz or whatever his name is, who throws 101...they're making him a closer.

Look how Joel Zumaya's arm has fallen off...of course, he's helped the process with Guitar Hero injuries.

I just can't see his arm lasting long with that velocity.

Rob Dibble was the first 100MPH guy I remember. It was dominant as a closer but still only lasted 7 seasons. If he was a starter...who knows how long his career would have been? But, I predict, shorter.

These flamethrowers just don't last long in most cases...so teams need to maximize their impact while it lasts.

when are these guys going to realize babying their arms doesn't work? just look at your boy Strasburg. they used the utmost of care with him. look what happened. they aren't building up the muscle enough with all the pitch counts

He's thrown the exact same way since college. He didn't get burned by low pitch counts. he got burned because the human arm isn't made to do what these guys do. Every pitch they throw is like russian roulette.

But, for how long?

He's going to have a short career I predict. The Rangers have Neftali Feliz or whatever his name is, who throws 101...they're making him a closer.

Look how Joel Zumaya's arm has fallen off...of course, he's helped the process with Guitar Hero injuries.

I just can't see his arm lasting long with that velocity.

Rob Dibble was the first 100MPH guy I remember. It was dominant as a closer but still only lasted 7 seasons. If he was a starter...who knows how long his career would have been? But, I predict, shorter.

These flamethrowers just don't last long in most cases...so teams need to maximize their impact while it lasts.
On the other hand guys like Clemens, Ryan and Johnson threw in the upper 90's for two decades.

Johnson had some health issues and had to chance his release, and pitching style. Later in his career, he was a control-type pitcher, added a lot of offspeed pitches.

Nolan Ryan is an anomaly.


Clemens...we'll know soon enough.