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    Touki's Curve

    Saw this on Twitter this morning and had to post it. I don't think I've ever seen a baseball move like that. It looks like he's throwing a wiffle ball.


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    It's going to take some time for him to be able to always control it, but if he does he could downright dominating.

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    Whatever, I see little kids throwing breaking balls like that all the time:


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    1984-1990 Dwight Gooden had the most impressive curve I've ever seen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Whatever, I see little kids throwing breaking balls like that all the time:

    Good to see the Timmy got a job somewhere, even if it is just a commercial.

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    Since the beginning of June:

    GS: 11
    IP: 61
    K/9: 10.33
    BB/9: 4.28
    HR/9: 1.03
    AVG: .209
    WHIP: 1.25
    ERA: 3.25
    FIP: 4.28

    The homeruns are a little high and the walks are a little high, but basically Touki has been awesome for a third of a season. He's getting closer and closer to what he needs to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    Since the beginning of June:

    GS: 11
    IP: 61
    K/9: 10.33
    BB/9: 4.28
    HR/9: 1.03
    AVG: .209
    WHIP: 1.25
    ERA: 3.25
    FIP: 4.28

    The homeruns are a little high and the walks are a little high, but basically Touki has been awesome for a third of a season. He's getting closer and closer to what he needs to be.
    He was always going to be a project with a big arm that was going to take a lot of time to become good. still a ways to go, but the improvement is what you need/want to see.

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    Touki, Allard, Newcomb, Allard, Wentz, Muller, Soroka, And Anderson is crazy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hudson2 View Post
    Touki, Allard, Newcomb, Allard, Wentz, Muller, Soroka, And Anderson is crazy
    Fried? Feigl? (Okay, maybe Feigl is a stretch, but who knows?)

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    Thats gross. Not sure how he throws it for strikes without it coming out of his hand looking like its over the batters head.
    Ivermectin Man

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    Forgot about Fried and he's one of my favorites.

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    I still don't think he puts it all together. But if he puts it part of the way together he could be a nasty RP with his velocity and that curve.

    Still love that trade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hudson2 View Post
    Forgot about Fried and he's one of my favorites.
    Supposedly had a hammer curve as well.
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    Didn't this video make the rounds last year too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    Thats gross. Not sure how he throws it for strikes without it coming out of his hand looking like its over the batters head.
    If it's landing in the strike zone, I hope it looks like it's over the batter's head.

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