Author Topic: Cubs Draft 2020  (Read 5743 times)

craig

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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
« Reply #180 on: June 30, 2020, 01:53:38 pm »
https://www.cubsinsider.com/2020/06/30/new-cubs-related-podcast-cubs-second-round-pick-burl-carraway-talks-spin-rate-new-slider/

Yet another Burl interview.  Very well-spoken as usual.  If I was to listen to just one of his, this would be the one.  More technical about his stuff. 

Obviously very well versed in spin rate, tunnelling, spin angle, rapsodo, etc..  Seems like a thoughtful guy who will be very receptive to try to use analytics insights to improve his effectiveness. 

The big curveball is the hardest pitch in baseball to throw for strikes.  Having a good-spin curveball is appealing; but if he can rarely throw the curve for strikes, how's he going to thrive? 

So I was particularly interested with his goal of adding a slider.  Said Kershaw talked about the value of the slider: much easier to throw for strikes, and more side-to-side than vertical movement.  I appreciated that Burl realized adding a 3rd pitch with less break and more strikes than the curveball would be really useful for him.