This Might Be The Nastiest Curveball At Tread

I think the next time this guy is in throwing his pen this catcher is gonna call in sick or leave the building.😮

catcher is struggling lmao pitches are nasty

Free agent cuz half his pitches outside the zone

this catcher is scared of the ball lol

I wish more players would treat practice just like a game. You never pitch with your hat on backwards and you never pitch in shorts. You really should be dressed as closely as you can
to your game uniform. Especially at his level, every little thing makes a huge difference. It's not about improving ability at his level, it's about being able to precisely repeat the motion
over and over.

this guys form is a thing of beauty.. perfection

Who cares about numbers if they can’t throw strikes

Probably a free agent because he cant throw strikes

Thought that was his arm whipping thru causing that sound but it’s his shoes. He has great torque on his release.

Dude throws angry.

The catcher not wearing the mask in the beginning was giving me anxiety.

Nasty stuff

That curve is nasty at 86!

The pitcher eye backdrop is distracting

future big leaguer, calling it

I wish this tech was available when I was in school.

You mentioned his “plots” like vert and horizontal movement and how Dakota would have 16k/9IP. How does the axis of movement affect the pitch especially fastballs?

As a former catcher, im glad i didn't have to play in this era. These kids are monsters.

We didn't ever think of mph growing up. If some guy threw hard we just said he could throw heat. Fastballs are the easiest things to teach a kid to hit .We just found a good pitching machine that threw as hard as the pitchers we were going to be facing and lived in the cages. Adjusting to breaking pitches or off speed is the hardest.

I never played organized baseball so please take this question with that in mind: that little hand-pump before he throws - could that be considered a balk or whatever it’s called? I never really understood the balk thing.

Cya in the league soon

How is he a free agent? Can't even throw strikes in a bullpen. Looking at his stats, it's no surprise.

tell him to tighten his glove hand to his body as he throws. he is wide open and it is affecting his location.

Ball!!

This guy can’t hit a strike if he has a gun to his head. That’s why he’s a free agent 😂

Might be ok if he threw strikes

That curveball needed more spin efficiency than 51% with that high slot...

Kids having to work too hard to throw 96. Kid looks more like a quarterback. Some other lanky kid can come up and stretch out like big rubber band effortlessly and hit 98 .Like David bring down Goliath!!Strange how that is but it is!! When that happens you will say to yourself "Did he just hit 98"?From his motion I thought it was 75.though it did ring true when it hit the mit.

The glove drop is an issue with most catchers. Subtle & small is good. These huge drop movements don’t help

Maybe if he threw strikes, he’d be on a roster.

Too many misses - needs work on consitency... great talent but after about 10 throws you can already tell he just doesn't have the control needed for next level

That finish, is why pitchers get cracked in the head and can’t make a play.

You F**kers are grooming the next MLB superstars!!! Go Cubs!!!

He throws hard, but it also looked like he hit the imaginary batter at least twice. Control matters. I'm sure people will hate this comment, so I looked him up on the draft report for baseball America: "He has walked 6.6 batters per nine innings in his minor league career and frequently misses the strike zone with all of his pitches."

His change looked like his best pitch to me

God damn he’s doing that is shoes?!? That is impressive

oh my god this guy throws MEAT, curveball hangs like a goddam golf shirt and he looks bad doing it! Havent played since 03' and im sure i get to this clown.

If only he could find the strike zone

Can he do it in front of 50k deck full

Why does the catcher keep moving his glove last minute? Wouldn’t that pull the pitchers eye(s) away from his target? I know the pros might be able to get away with it during games, but this is bullpen, where he’s working on stuff. Not game simulation…

Throws an easy 94 for strikes and can rev it up to challenge a batter. He's got the stuff. Keep at it!

Why are you a free agent? Your arm angles and finish positions on breaking balls vs fastballs are wildly different even on 1st glance. To 99.9% of the population this is insanity… 97 to a big leaguer is just another day, have to bring more to the table than that. To anyone that wants to say I don’t know what I’m talking about, I was drafted in 05’ as a 6’4 lefty and blew my arm out and then joined the Marines. God’s gift will get you the looks, but it’s a bit of luck and ALOT of studying and practice that get you to that ultimate elite level.

He’s a free agent because he can’t hit the strike zone. 20 BB in 15 innings at AAA.

No command, no control, doesn’t matter how nasty.

These guys always show these monsters pitchers. Non of them make the majors. LOL

And this guy only in the minors with 4.85 ERA
Goes to show how crazy the major leaguers are

Amazing late break on that CB! He would definitely fool batters with that pitch! Only batter I can see holding off on swinging at that is Will Smith from the Dodgers. Other than that, he's got MLB potential!