Comments on: 2012 MLB Draft: Double Barreled Ryan Perez

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:27:29 +0000

It actually came when Pat Venditte faced a switch hitter and they both kept switching back and forth on each other.

By: Mark B

Mark B — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:40:12 +0000

There were a few pitchers who could do it in the 1800′s, most famously Tony Mullane, so it probably came about from there.

By: srt

srt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:30:01 +0000

Yes, this was the one. Funny I didn’t remember it was against the Cyclones. Don’t know why I thought it was a Braves pitcher.
Thanks for looking that up.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:48:03 +0000

Oh, ya, I remember that. That was funny.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:47:09 +0000

How about that. I’d really love to see what actually made them think they needed this rule.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:17:46 +0000

I wonder if this means he could pitch consecutive days once as a lefty and then as a righty!

Imagine if he’s the Ace and you went to a Two man Rotation for the playoffs! LOL

By: Des

Des — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:51:06 +0000

srt — Here is the YouTube of the game with switchpitcher Pat Venditte, a Yankee farmhand, against the Cyclones.
This is probably the game which caused a new rule to be written.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDyCRTlKllk

By: srt

srt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:31:54 +0000

Nice.

Saw the clip from a minor league game a year or two ago where I believe it was Yankee minor league pitching with both arms to one Braves switch hitter (or the opposite).

Pitcher kept switching hands – batter kept turning around at the plate. Think this went on for 8 windups or so. One of the funniest things I ever saw on a ball field.

Think they said at the time that the umps didn’t really know what to do because there was no specific rule against it then.

By: William H.

William H. — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:24:15 +0000

Now that’s something I’d like to see.

By: Des

Des — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:10:42 +0000

Donal — A pitcher is allowed to switch during an inning:

MLB Rule 8.01(f), states:

(f) A pitcher must indicate visually to the umpire-in-chief, the batter and any runners the hand with which he intends to pitch, which may be done by wearing his glove on the other hand while touching the pitcher’s plate. The pitcher is not permitted to pitch with the other hand until the batter is retired, the batter becomes a runner, the inning ends, the batter is substituted for by a pinch-hitter or the pitcher incurs an injury. In the event a pitcher switches pitching hands during an at-bat because he has suffered an injury, the pitcher may not, for the remainder of the game, pitch with the hand from which he has switched. The pitcher shall not be given the opportunity to throw any preparatory pitches after switching pitching hands. Any change of pitching hands must be indicated clearly to the umpire-in-chief.

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:31:29 +0000

You can pitch him twice in a 5 man rotation and only use 4 starters. Nice weapon to have. I haven’t seen anybody have him going in the 1st round. I wouldn’t take him in the 1st round.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:11:15 +0000

He’s not allowed to switch during at bats. I’m not even sure he can do it all during an inning.

If he can maintain velocity and command with both arms, it would be a pretty neat weapon in the arsenal.

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:56:01 +0000

He should warm up w/ both arms so he can switch in the middle of an at bat.

By: jerseymet

jerseymet — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:17:07 +0000

Hey lets get another unique pitcher. Last year we had the only knuckle and fork ballers in the league.