Originally Posted by
Bourgeois Zee
I hope he's not throwing a split-fingered pitch. Those can kill elbows-- and Greene's elbow has already gone under the knife.
His main issue is that his changeup isn't off-speed-- it's an 88 - 91 mph "hit me" pitch. He'll have to add movement or slow it down slightly (which will mean telegraphing the pitch). That's part of the issue with extreme heat, btw, and one reason why guys like Chapman stayed in the pen.
Were I a pitching coach, I'd approach him about throwing a two-seamer that can bore into and away from opposing hitters depending on how much pressure he puts on the ball with each finger. That would mean that everything was about the same speed-- which is both a blessing and a curse. If he's tunneling correctly, he'll be dominant. If not, he'll still be hard to hit due to velocity, but those hits will go a long, long way.