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Originally Posted by rwperu34
FYI, this list is three guys. One is Kyle Hendricks. I'd hardly call him having success. He's filler that is only allowed to pitch in the bigs because he was an ace ten years ago when he threw harder and the league threw softer. One is Rogers, the big lefty with the funky delivery. He is having sucess. The other is some dude I've never heard of with an ERA over 6 this year and negative career WAR.
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I was thinking specifically of Brent Suter, as he sits around 88-89 most games with his fastball (although I have seen him get over 90 on occassion).
But my point is that even if one person is able to do it, it disproves your theory and provides proof that those other factors in pitching matter. And if they matter, there is a possibility that a pitcher can possess them at an elite enough level to account for lack of velocity.