Hey baseball fans, I don’t know if you’ve noticed this but pitchers these days are just pulling off some wild witchcraft on the mound, throwing pitches that simply can’t be hit by grown adults who are paid to hit baseballs for a living.
We’ve seen wild 101 mph sinkers, we’ve seen pitches have so much movement that they looked like wiffle balls, and now we have a changeup that made a professional hitter look really silly when he tried to actually make contact with the ball.
I’m talking about Milwaukee reliever Devin Williams and his 83 mph, bendy changeup on Sunday that had Twins infielder Jorge Polanco looking like this:
Devin Williams, Wicked 83mph Airbender. 🛸
Airbender Spin Rate = 2881 RPMs
Polanco Spin Rate = 750 RPMs pic.twitter.com/26Po7Ecxl8— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 29, 2021
Rob Friedman, who’s a must-follow on Twitter, broke down that and the other changeups Williams threw on Sunday – he pitched one inning and had three strike outs. Williams’ changeups are just ridiculous.
Watch this for some really good info and a great Pedro Martinez reference:
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