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It’s a new year and in honor of 2017 we have put together a special video that we can all enjoy. Sit back and enjoy fourteen minutes of the Nastiest 150 Pitches from the 2017 Season:
For those interested, here is the list of pitches as they appear in the video:
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 99mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 79mph
- Aaron Nola Fastball – 93mph
- Noah Syndergaard Slider – 93mph
- Collin McHugh Curveball – 74mph
- Jameson Taillon Curveball – 83mph
- Corey Kluber Slider – 85mph
- Marcus Stroman Slider – 87mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 85mph
- Chaz Roe Slider – 81mph
- Adam Ottavino Cutter – 89mph
- Craig Kimbrel Fastball – 99mph
- Rich Hill Curveball – 74 mph
- Carlos Carrasco Fastball – 96mph
- Jake Junis Slider – 82mph
- Lance McCullers Jr. Changeup – 89mph
- Francisco Abad Eephus – 55mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 81mph
- Jose Berrios Curveball – 82mph
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 98mph
- Felipe Rivero Fastball – 103mph / Changeup – 93mph
- Craig Kimbrel Curveball – 89mph
- Kyle Barraclough Curveball – 78mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 81mph
- Jake Faria Changeup – 80mph
- Miguel Diaz Fastball – 98mph
- Aroldis Chapman Slider – 90mph
- Robert Gsellman Fastball – 92mph
- Jharel Cotton Changeup – 78mph
- Aaron Nola Fastball – 93mph
- Ricky Nolasco Curveball – 73mph
- Dallas Keuchel Fastball – 89mph
- Noah Syndergaard Changeup – 89mph
- Adam Ottavino Slider – 84mph
- Matt Bush Slider – 86mph
- Craig Kimbrel Curveball – 86mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 80mph
- Clayton Kershaw Curveball – 73mph
- Aroldis Chapman Changeup – 88mph
- Aaron Nola Changeup – 84mph
- Chaz Roe Sliders – 82mph
- Corey Kluber Fastball – 93mph
- Luis Severino Slider – 88mph
- Joe Kelly Fastball – 101mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 85mph
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 98mph
- Chris Archer Slider – 90mph
- Aroldis Chapman Fastball – 101mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 79mph
- James Paxton Curveball – 83mph
- Matt Bowman Fastball – 90mph
- Yu Darvish Curveball – 74mph
- Chris Devenski Changeup – 83mph
- Alec Asher Fastball – 93mph
- Miguel Castro Fastball – 98mph
- Rich Hill Curveball – 72mph
- Charlie Morton Fastball – 99mph
- Aaron Nola Curveball – 77mph
- Luis Garcia Fastball – 95mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 82mph
- Mike Foltynewicz Fastball – 94mph
- Adam Ottavino Sliders – 81/83mph
- Luis Severino Slider – 87mph
- Blake Treinen Slider – 87mph
- Jose Berrios Curveball – 81mph
- Zack Greinke Curveball – 65mph
- Koda Glover Cutter – 94mph
- Fernando Rodney Changeup – 85mph
- Corey Kluber Slider – 86mph
- Carlos Martinez Fastball – 95mph
- Justin Verlander Fastball – 93mph
- Marcus Stroman Slider – 87mph
- Craig Kimbrel Curveball – 83mph
- Tanner Roark Curveball – 79mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 85mph
- Chris Sale Fastball – 99mph
- Clayton Kershaw Curveball – 74mph
- Michael Fulmer Fastball – 99mph
- Rick Porcello Fastball – 91mph
- Felipe Rivero Slider – 88mph
- Marcus Stroman Sliders – 89/89mph
- Lance McCullers Jr. Changeup – 92mph
- Zack Greinke Changeup – 88mph
- Luis Severino Changeup – 83mph / Slider – 90mph
- Aaron Nola Fastball – 93mph
- Zach Britton Fastball – 97mph
- Brad Hand Slider – 82mph
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 99mph
- Jose Berrios Curveball – 89mph
- Yu Darvish Curveball – 76mph
- Adam Ottavino Slider – 82mph
- Brad Peacock Slider – 82mph
- Marcus Stroman Slider – 89mph
- Brandon Workman Curveball – 798mph
- Chris Sale Fastball – 96mph
- Jameson Taillon Curveball – 81mph
- Aaron Nola Fastball – 90mph
- Chaz Roe Slider – 82mph
- Jose Berrios Fastball – 96mph
- Mike Montgomery Curveball – 78mph
- Zach Davies Fastball – 91mph
- Noah Syndergaard Changeup – 90mph
- Stephen Strasburg Curveball – 85mph
- Carl Edwards Jr. Curveball – 81mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 84mph
- Francisco Abad Eephus – 62mph
- Zack Godley Fastball – 91mph
- Chris Sale Slider – 82mph
- Marcus Stroman Slider – 86mph
- Jose Berrios Curveballs – 83/85mph
- Joe Kelly Curveball – 85mph
- Luis Castillo Fastball – 100mph
- Aroldis Chapman Fastball – 104mph
- R.A. Dickey Knuckleball – 78mph
- Michael Fulmer Fastball – 97mph
- Stephen Strasburg Changeup – 90mph
- Jeurys Familia Fastball – 96mph
- Domingo German Curveball – 84mph
- Corey Kluber Slider – 84mph
- Corey Kluber Fastball – 92mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 87mph
- Adam Ottavino Slider – 83mph
- Brad Peacock Slider – 81mph
- Aaron Nola Fastball – 92mph
- Jose Berrios Curveball – 82mph
- Max Scherzer Changeup – 86mph
- Max Scherzer Slider – 89mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 83mph
- Stephen Strasburg Changeup – 89mph
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 96mph
- Corey Kluber Curveball – 84mph
- Keynan Middleton Fastball – 100mph
- Yu Darvish Curveball – 64mph
- Dellin Betances Curveball – 88mph
- Dellin Betances Curveball – 83mph
- Jose Berrios Curveball – 83mph
- Corey Kluber Fastball – 93mph
- Rich Hill Curveball – 74mph
- Luis Severino Fastball – 98mph
- Blake Treinen Fastball – 99mph
- Domingo German Curveball – 85mph
- Yu Darvish Slider – 86mph
- Jose Berrios Fastball 96mph / Curveball 85mph
- Dallas Keuchel Fastball – 90mph
- Brandon Morrow Slider – 90mph
- Chris Devenski Changeup – 82mph
- Clayton Kershaw Curveball – 74mph
- Jake Arrieta Curveball – 81mph
- Rich Hill Curveballs – 74/75mph
- Justin Verlander Curveball – 83mph
Nice work! What is the role of the hitter in these pitches? There are many pitches that never were strikes and just get flailed at… in which case it is more of a bad swing than a good pitch. #11 is a good example of this. If the hitter sits there with the bat on his shoulder we call it a bad waste pitch! This could just as well be a list of bad at bats. You know what would be really interesting would be great pitches that get smashed. Very cool video though. Those gifs never load correctly for me. Even as a frequent visitor, I pretty much never see the pitch of the day gifs. Happy New Year!
My favorite is Beltre’s reaction on #106