April 29, 2008
Moving Target
The Transaction Guy notes a very inconsistent release point from Justin Verlander this season.
Has Verlander made a conscious decision to induce more sinking action of his fastball and shift his position on the mound? I'm skeptical; when you have as much success as Verlander has, why change anything? The decreased velocity and altered release point could be signs of fatigue. Verlander threw a combined 130 innings between the majors and minors in 2005 and then tossed 186 frames in 2006, plus 21.2 frames in the playoffs. That's one hefty increase. Perhaps I'm reaching too much here, but maybe Verlander is feeling the effects of such a large workload increase in 2006 plus another 200+ inning season in 2007.
Posted by David Pinto at
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