How to Throw Harder and Faster in Baseball

How to Throw Harder and Faster in Baseball

The number one reason pitchers have to quit the game of baseball is they don't throw hard enough or fast enough in baseball to be effective. Most pitchers in the MLB throw at least 90MPH and usually or more effective the harder they throw. There are always exceptions like Jamie Moyer and Tim Wakefield but they are very good at what they do.

The number one reason pitchers never learn to throw harder and faster is because they do not throw enough. When I was younger, my friends and I were able to throw for hours and none of us ever complained of a sore arm. One of my childhood friends was even drafted as a pitcher. Nowadays, little league is treated like the Major Leagues. Dads are always watching for the "next big thing" and they're sure their kid is it. The main problem with little league, however, is the strict pitch count rule. I like to call them dog leashes.

How could you ever possibly learn to throw harder and faster if you are always restricted? If you want to throw harder and faster you have to throw as hard as you can more often. Do 100m sprinters get faster by running marathons? NO. So why do we treat pitchers like marathoners?