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What is the explanation for there being like 100 MLB pitchers who 99+ mph now?

For the first ~30 years of my life 95+ was a MLB level four ...
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  10/28/25
I played a little college ball and came up through the syste...
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  10/28/25


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Date: October 28th, 2025 1:46 AM
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For the first ~30 years of my life 95+ was a MLB level four seam fastball and 98 was elite velocity. 100 was super rare and I have a clear memory of Benitez being pumped that he hit 100 and Peter Gammonsesque baseball purist fags giving him shit about it. These days the last middle reliever in every MLB bullpen throws 100. Did they change the radar guns and add 5 mph to everyone like SAT recentering or what?

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Date: October 28th, 2025 2:17 AM
Author: mog

I played a little college ball and came up through the system where the guys who are throwing cheddar in the bigs now are my vintage. I think it mostly owes to better training/technology and a change in focus on the part of scouts and organizations on finding power throwers. For instance, a guy like Jamie Moyer would never make the big leagues today, no matter how good his numbers are, because he throws slow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5790730&forum_id=2)#49381318)