What impact do you see this happening? I think all teams will have to have a bonafide closer. Also, have lefty /righty set up guys; almost a pen structured like MLB.
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if a team is facing a top pitcher i bet you would see the batters taking pitches and fouling off just to get through pitch count.With the count at 105, it can get there real quick. Foul balls, strikeouts, errors. A solid closer is paramount.
if a team is facing a top pitcher i bet you would see the batters taking pitches and fouling off just to get through pitch count.
True. i guess the better way to say it is that becomes a much more important strategy.You should be trying to do that anyway. Much easier to say than do, especially for average high school players.
Definitely. Everything is magnified more. An error doesn't just cost you an out. Now it costs you possibly 3 more pitches and maybe an extra days rest.True. i guess the better way to say it is that becomes a much more important strategy.
I think the bigger problem is these camps, kids not resting their arms then throwing as hard as they can for a radar gun when they should be resting arm in winter.
Thanks for the info! Good stuff to know. I am for pitch counts to save young arms but it was a little confusing to read at first.http://ihsa.org/documents/board/2016-17/Final Pitch Count Guidelines.pdf
This might answer your question
I have been talking to a couple other umpires and one thing we have noticed is it seems kids are taking more pitches then in the past. Maybe trying to get the pitchers out of the game faster ?