Last week, while appearing on the stage in the annual diamond awarded banquet of Minnesotatsu Inze, Simeon Woods Chardson won the award after being selected as the team’s 2024 rookie of the Year.
This was the culmination of 12 months of stretching for 12 months for a 24 -year -old right -handed person.
At that time, Woods Richardson’s prospect could have been the lowest ever in the triple A. St. St. Paul’s 2023 season.
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Woods Richardson was the top 100 prospects for JoséberríStrade in 2021 when acquired by Toronto Blue Jays, and entered the lab with twin coaches. They spent all the off -season, overhauled his mechanism, found a missing speed and liquidity, and appeared in a better form last spring.
It was immediately revealed that Woods Richardson was more intense and had a better command, but he was so lower than that of the rotation depth chart, so he was injured in the middle of March of Anthony Desculafani. Later, there was no way to make a list of the first day. But when Louis -Valand, a fill -in starter, struggled, Woods Richdson gained a great chance and made the most of it.
As part of the annual winter meltdown live event, when he appeared as a guest on Saturday of “Gulman and the Otaku” Podcast, Udsuri Chardson pointed out mechanical changes and spring success, and rotation spots were there. It gives you confidence to think. I’m taking it. As he did in 2024, he recorded 28 starts and 133 2/3 innings at 4.17 ERA and 4.05 Xera.
“I was confident to know that I had to change my arm slot,” said Woods Richardson. “I’m practicing it and trying to remember my muscles. Until spring training, I couldn’t see it actually revived. When we started facing men, and I am hard work. You can see the result until you go to the ring.
The average angle of Udsuri Chardson’s arm was 67 degrees, and it was a very excessive slot with the second highest ranked among all MLB right -handed. Last season, his average arm was 47 degrees, approaching the center of the pack -70th of the 343 right -handed people who made at least 500 pitches, even if there is no data to back up. It was impossible to miss it.
When the coach abandoned what he called his old “touching the summit”, he jumped from 90.5 mph to 93.5 mph to 90.5 mph to 93.5 mph from the previous year, despite his movement. The walking rate is trimmed from 4.9 to 9 innings per 9 innings, and we face the Big League competition in the weight class. It was a great success story for twins, and may have saved his career.
“I was a two -way player in high school,” said Woods Richardson. “I also played a shortstop with 3 Base. That was my natural arm slot, but when I chose pitching, it fluctuated, and” I was here, so Until you look like you are going back to the athlete where you were. ” I had to watch the data, photos, and movies and revive that old athlete. “
In addition to the speed boost, the angle of the arm has changed the attribute of Richardson’s off -speed pitch and how he played the fastball. Early in his career, Woods Richardson was known for a good change -up, but last season his slider emerged as his most effective offerings, and the batter was actually a change -up. The most damage was done.
“It’s interesting, the slider wasn’t really my pitch,” said Woods Richardson. “It was always a change -up, but when I lowered the arm slot, I had to re -learn the feel of all pitches from that slot, and it went well. The slider was, It was a good swing and miss pitch that had the same effect as the fastball. “
All four pitches, fastball, slider, change -up, and curve balls, produced at least 20 % of the swing, at least 15 % before the end of last season. Without the dominant raw, Woods Richardson could mix four executable products if he builds it based on unexpected rookies.
Simeon Woods Richardson, Dirty 85Mph slider. Lingering pic.twitter.com/z7jogah2z9
-Rob Friedman (@pitchingninja) June 8, 2024
Not surprisingly, for a 23 -year -old rookie who passed his previous career workload, Uduzuri Chardson ran stretched, and 16 runs had swelled from 3.69 to 4.17 in the last 21 1/3 innings. However, between major and minors, he was able to record a total of 147 innings at 31 starts. This is a strong foundation because it is trying to avoid wear again in 2025.
“It’s a fun part and a challenge,” said Woods Richardson. “Okay, this is what I have ever been (inning), and most of the starts I have made so far. That was my biggest goal. I check that box. I can’t say that we are not doing it. “
This spring’s training, Uduzuri Chardson, arrives at the camp in a completely different position than last year. He is likely to have fully indicated that twins inside and outside the field are four or fifth in the first rotation depth chart, and lost their first day spots. However, after doing such a huge progress by working in winter and spring last year, he does not think anything is natural.
“Rinse, repeat,” Woods Richardson said. “Still, I was confident and confident in doing the same thing as last year. I am still working on the same mechanical, so it will be a major league pitcher, so it is perfect as my own craft. You can.
For 30 minutes with Udsuri Chardson, listen to the extension interview between LiA Jefers and Collie Probus.
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