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Originally Posted by packs
I look at a guy like Noah Syndergaard. He's huge and he throws super hard. But he can't actually pitch and that's why he's had such limited success (along with injuries from trying to throw hard).
I just don't see why throwing hard today means anything. It clearly isn't hard to hit a 100 MPH fastball. What is hard is hitting against someone who knows how to pitch, and that person can come from any era.
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It's a hell of a lot harder to hit a 100 mph fastball on the outside corner than a 90 mph one. Your post is not looking at the full context. The discussion of increased velocity over time assumes pitchers are still as good at locating. If the only way to hit 100 was to just send one with no movement down the middle of the plate, what you say might be logical.