Pitching Mechanics: Brandon Morrow
by Kyle Boddy
on Sep 10, 2008 9:59 AM PDT
in Pitching Mechanics
Since David already did a great piece on Brandon Morrow's PITCHf/x analysis, I'll just stick to his pitching mechanics.
Brandon Morrow stands 6'3" 185 lbs and was drafted 5th overall in the 2006 MLB amateur draft by the Seattle Mariners. A RHP, Morrow primarily relies on his plus fastball to get hitters out:
Type
Movement in x (in.)
Movement in z (in.)
Initial Speed (MPH)
Number Thrown
Percent
Versus RHB
Percent
Versus LHB
Percent
Fastball
-3.58
12.03
96.84
420
74.73
216
69.45
204
81.27
Curve
1.17
-1.23
84.74
92
16.37
77
24.76
15
5.98
Change
-7.86
4.98
86.75
50
8.9
18
5.79
32
12.75
Fastball Curve Change
Count
Total
Percent
Total
Percent
Total
Percent
0-0
89
69.53
34
26.56
5
3.91
0-1
43
65.15
13
19.7
10
15.15
0-2
39
82.98
6
12.77
2
4.26
1-0
37
71.15
12
23.08
3
5.77
1-1
30
62.5
11
22.92
7
14.58
1-2
44
74.58
6
10.17
9
15.25
2-0
19
100
0
0
0
0
2-1
24
85.71
1
3.57
3
10.71
2-2
28
66.67
7
16.67
7
16.67
3-0
8
100
0
0
0
0
3-1
14
93.33
0
0
1
6.67
3-2
45
90
2
4
3
6
Morrow is known for his blistering fastball (with some pretty good movement), but concerns have been raised about the long-term health of his arm, given that he spent two weeks on the disabled list with a sore shoulder at the beginning of 2008.
Let's take a look at those mechanics...
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