Read: Pelfrey Tipping Pitches
According to Marty Noble of MLB.com, Mike Pelfrey’s struggles last season - and in his last spring outing against the Marlins - may be attributed to tipping his pitches.
Noble writes:
“Like many young pitchers who seldom relied on changeups in their formative years, Pelfrey, 24, would open his glove wide when he reached in to grasp the ball deep in his right hand for the offspeed pitch — and not do the same on other pitches.
Dugout spies caught on to that in a New York minute.
But worse, when Pelfrey initiated his delivery of a fastball, his tongue became visible.”
…it always amazes me when stories like this come out and it seems like the team the pitcher plays for is the last to find out…hopefully he’s able to resolve it without completely ruining his concentration on the mound…
