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BrockForBroglio
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Saw on MLB about Ohtani, being a pitcher and a hitter. One guy that could have done that was Bobby Thigpen. In college he hit well.
All pitchers will be relief pitchers in a few years if the recent trends continue. Starters will give way to 'openers'. I'm not a big fan of the way baseball is evolving with 'openers' and 'the shift'.Two way relief pitchers is the way to go.
Didn't he throw a decent curve too?Pablo Sandoval has a 90+ FB and has been pretty vocal about wanting to pitch more. He was thrown out for a garbage inning early in ‘18 and put up a perfect frame. While I would be shocked to see him get into the regular bully rotation, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a few outings a month in garbage time.
That is a true novelty as well. One the Giants will be utilizing this year also.Didn't he throw a decent curve too?
I do think it's something that will become more common, to a point.
It'll certainly always be more common than switch pitching
Yeah, I've been following Venditte's career for a long time.
I first heard of him when the Yankees drafted him the first time. So 2008, iirc.I know it's not overly likely, but I've been rooting for him to succeed since I read an article about him in the USA Today about 12 or 13 years ago.
Mostly pitchers who can run bases and be a useful at-bat in NL only formats. Regular 2-way players don't work very well on structured MLB 40-man rosters. There's 1 for every 1,000 players It will never be a trend.