Baseball America - August 2020

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Athlete’s Advantage
Jack Flaherty projected velocity in high school but didn’t always show it. The projections turned out to be accurate.

Maximum Velocity?
Can pitchers throw even harder, or are have they reached the upper end of the human body’s potential?

Fastball Attributes
We put the scouting jargon in plain English to illustrate all the attributes that make fastballs effective..

ATHLETE'S ADVANTAGE

Jack Flaherty didn’t so much possess big velocity in high school as he projected it. Today, the 24-year-old Cardinals ace is one of the hardest-throwing starters in baseball.

9 mins

CAN PITCHERS THROW EVEN HARDER?

Today’s pitchers push the limits of what elbow ligaments and tendons can withstand

4 mins

SPIN TO WIN

A high-spin fastball paired with a high-spin breaking pitch has become baseball’s favorite combination as the game moves to a north-south polarity

6 mins

THE TRUTH

Rising high school senior Brady House draws lofty comparisons thanks to his hitting ability, impact power and single-minded determination

6 mins

SOMETHING BRUIN

Early struggles, mental toughness catapult UCLA’s Matt McLain to stardom

5 mins

ONE GIANT STEP

San Francisco invited Marco Luciano to its summer camp, even though the 18-year-old shortstop had yet to appear in full-season ball

6 mins

INTO THE ABYSS

Minor League Baseball grapples with lost 2020 season, perilous future

5 mins

‘We're In Dire Straits'

Minor League Baseball president paints bleak picture of minors’ future

4 mins

MANY PREPS SEE PROS OF GOING PRO

A record number of high school players signed as nondrafted free agents following the five-round 2020 draft

4 mins

MAY THE BEST IDEAS WIN

Teams fear MLB decisions are quashing innovation

5 mins

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