If Jordan can do this regularly, we have an all star closer

[The Polack MSgt]

Also, I could watch Yadi receiving these pitches all damn day.

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[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Wow!

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. FUCK the Cards!

Well, really it is FUCK the DODGERS but you can borrow this for your team. (which tells you which my team is)

Kidding, sort of. Never heard of him or saw these pitches before, WOW

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/video/jordan-hicks-struck-out-odubel-herrera-with-105-mph-pitches/

unheard of

[The Polack MSgt]

4. He was called up directly from high A ball

Skipped AA and Triple A, had command issues early and kind of faded late in the season.

But if he can work through those issue - and he should be able to, he was just 21 last season - Then we have an unreal weapon out of the pen.

in 88 innings, this kid threw two thirds of all the pitches over 100mph that were thrown all season BY ALL THE PITCHERS IN MLB.

His average pitch speeds are unreal -The following is a summary from Brooks Baseball (http://www.brooksbaseball.net/landing.php?player=663855)

In 2018, he relied primarily on his Sinker (101mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (102mph).


I don't know if you guys are chart junkies like I am, but this chart tracking season long velocity averages is baseball math porn of the highest order:
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/velo.php?player=663855&b_hand=-1&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&minmax=ci&var=mph&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=01/03/2019

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Thanks for this as I will now pay attention to his career, I recently just learned we have

a magician in the NFL

or a contortionist

https://www.chiefs.com/video/patrick-mahomes-makes-absurd-throw-to-charcandrick-west-for-catch-and-run-touchd

[Ohiogal]

3. he didn't even break a sweat!

That's some awesome pitching, there. OMG.