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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0
Just ask yourself one thing ... What's harder to hit? 95 or 98?
That 3 MPH makes a world of difference. If Kelvin Herrera threw 95 he'd be useless. Last year, Ventura led baseball in pitches thrown over 98 MPH and led all starters in average MPH fastball
This year? I guarantee he's way down. 95 is hittable. 99 takes luck. The difference between 90 & 95 is one thing, the difference between 95 & 100 is just HUGE
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His two seam velocity is 95.7 this year. It was 96.6 last year. He was 96.0 with a four-seamer last year and 94.5 this year.
That could account for some of it, but the increase in the value of his changeup has made him effectively the same pitcher.