Video: Martin Perez and Juan Grullon
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 12:20 PM CDT
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This is latest entry in my Texas Rangers Prospects video scouting series. It features LHP prospects Martin Perez of whom you've heard good things and Juan Grullon of whom you've probably heard nothing.
Martin Perez:
Perez pronates like this on each of his pitches - fastball, curveball, and change up - and it is excellent for both health and performance. Pronation allows for better ball rotation (more spin therefore more movement) and helps protect the elbow from forearm flyout. This is a good thing because Perez doesn't get his arm nearly as vertical when he throws his fastball and change up compared to when he throws his curveball.
Juan Grullon:
The simplicity of his motion allows Grullon supreme control over his follow-through. Under such control, Grullon's pitching arm stays on the pitching arm side of his torso; it does not wrap across his body. His pitching arm is decelerated so well by his latissimus dorsi that his elbow actually winds up tucked in next to his rib cage as he finishes his follow-through.
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Yeah, I'm dumb.
Just a sec, got used to doing FanShots…
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
These are very
fanpost worthy. Completely relevant, topical, informative, etc.
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by t ball on May 13, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on May 13, 2009 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
okay, now
+2
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on May 13, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by Chase Irwin on May 14, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should consider adding “Eye of the Tiger” to the background on these.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 13, 2009 1:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Juan Grullon
Just to clarify, because I get confused on this- Juan and Geuris Grullon are not the same guy, correct?
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by RCCook on May 13, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not the same guy.
Geuris is much larger. Both are left-handed pitchers, though.
They’re sort of the like the two Guillermo Pimentels… kind of.
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what to say.
These are so awesome.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 13, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that much about pitching mechanics.
But I do know enough to be excited when I see “pronated curve.”
by philkid3 on May 13, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I need to learn how to pronate my curves...
or maybe develop the curves before learning to pronate would help.
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by Walter Sobchak on May 13, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah... then you'd be learning the wrong way...
before learning the right way. There’s no real sense in that… even if your comment is tongue-in-cheek.
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im actually trying to teach myself a pronated curve now
as i wanna pitch in rec league baseball…
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by blalock84 on May 13, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tip
Don’t try to “pull it down” or “hook it” or use any of that normal curveball jargon. You throw it like a fastball, but with your fingers pushing the top of the baseball instead of the bottom.
The key is making sure your hand is supinated before release. After all, you can’t pronate without supinating first. I recommend supinating as early as possible.
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
total rec.
…and thanks for letting us bask in your overwhelming knowledge.
seriously, as a excoach in another sport i really enjoy the uber technical side of things i don’t know and you’re always a good source for learning.
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by ivysafety39 on May 13, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
That’s the whole idea behind my blog. I’d rather be right than stick to my guns because I don’t want people to read garbage and bulls*** on my site and come away thinking they’ve learned something.
If I’m wrong about something, I want people to call me out on it – as long as they’re willing to actually have a conversation about the matter. I don’t just want to know that I’m wrong, I want to why and how as well.
Thanks again.
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tipping pitches?
From your description of Perez:
Perez doesn’t get his arm nearly as vertical when he throws his fastball and change up compared to when he throws his curveball
Is this something that MLB hitters will pick up on?
by NorCalRangersFan on May 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My sample was very small.
I believe that on the day I recorded him, his arm slot was noticeably different on his curve. At full speed, it’s much, much harder to see.
I don’t have enough evidence to say that he doesn’t go that high with his fastball and change. All I can say is that those two had more of a 3/4 release on this specific day.
He’s got plenty of time to work on it (still only 18), but they probably won’t tweak him too much until opposing hitters start reacting to the curve like they know it’s coming.
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very interesting
…both to watch and read. Internet is so great.
by Black Francis on May 13, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pronate?
I’m clear about this. Does pronating mean that, for a right-handed pitcher, the palm starts out facing to his right and ends up facing to his left?
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on May 13, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You seem to be describing supination.
Of course, in the anatomical position, your description would be correct.
I went through a lot of trouble to define these terms in a glossary on my site. I go to extra lengths to make these definitions easy to get to from within my articles.
Try this: pronation
by NoNameOnCard on May 13, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it were that simple I wouldn't have asked....
I have read many descriptions of pronation (such as in some of Jason Parks’ interviews) but their descriptions did not jibe with my understanding of pronation, and with the definitions you linked to—though the definitions did seem to fit what I described above.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on May 14, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your description lacks context.
The anatomical position, which involves the arms hanging straight down from the shoulder, is the only position in which your description matches pronation. In the context of a throwing motion, I have no idea how a right-handed pitcher’s palm can face the right until after pronation.
It’s a very simple forearm-twisting action. I don’t understand where there could be confusion.
by NoNameOnCard on May 14, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
I hit reply by accident.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on May 13, 2009 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm so confused by the issue....
That apparently I can’t even ask the question correctly.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on May 13, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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