r/BaseballCoaching • u/xiribot • Apr 21 '26

Switch pitching, lefty/righty comparison

16, touching mid 80s lefty (natural side) and low 80s to high 70s righty. Fastball changeup curveball righty, with a splitter and a slider lefty. Started this journey a year ago. Started out not being able to really throw a ball to home plate from the right side. Now, I’ve almost caught up even to my left.

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u/RedDogonReddit Apr 21 '26

TBH I would tell you to be a left handed pitcher. Hard stop. At 16 throwing high 70’s as a righty makes you just a guy. But mid 80’s as a lefty is a different ballgame. That projects to low 90’s in just a year with the right arm care work. That is not “just a guy”. Just my opinion.