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Friday, April 04, 2008
Ah, yes, the question that just about every Yankee fan would like an answer to. There’s probably a lot wrong with the Japanese southpaw that the Yankees wish they could fix. But, there are also other things that seem to be more obvious, at least to me, that appear to be more correctable. All players, though, cannot correct all their flaws, and hence, that is where players are weeded out. So, whether Igawa can sort out his problems remains to be seen, but issues there are a plenty.
Fpiliere44
Posted: April 04, 2008 at 08:37 PM | 8 comment(s)
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Is this a legit 92 MPH? Even if it is, a high 80s fastball that can "touch" 92 is a pretty hittable pitch when it's as straight as Igawa's fastball is said to be.
This is a mechanical breakdown to show why he throws chest high changeups and can't get the ball down. I wouldn't have wasted my time otherwise.
His delivery is poor if the desired result is getting the ball down (and it is, since clearly he can't cut it in MLB pitching the way he did in Japan) but I would guess he spent most of his life developing that motion because it served his purposes the first 26 years of his pitching life.
I'll grant that at this poit Igawa's motion is probably a mismash of his old Japanese one and whatever he's attempting for America, but I think the core point--that he's not getting the ball down because he's never wanted to before--is what's driving his struggle.
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