This has to be one of the hardest times in MLB history to be a hitter. So many pitchers are throwing so many different types of nasty pitches that have levels of movement that we’ve never seen before.
One of those pitchers is the Rockies’ Justin Lawrence. The 28-year-old righthander showed off some ridiculous pitches in a recent spring training game that had a number of players on the Brewers looking like amateurs.
I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do with these pitches. The movement sent them way out of the strike zone but also made it so the hitters couldn’t stop from swinging at them.
Check these out:
Justin Lawrence is out there throwing Frisbees. 🥏 pic.twitter.com/5bV6kh4Udw
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 28, 2023
Just filthy stuff.
Check out this overlay of two of his pitches:
I’ll take “What the hell” for $400 https://t.co/OKGLxYFnxF
— The_Dakota_C 🐗⚾️ (@TheDakotaC1) March 29, 2023
Good luck with that stuff, professional hitters!
Fans had reactions:
This isn’t fair lol https://t.co/H8XiDYxsjB
— Mike Phili (@MdotPhilly) March 29, 2023
JLaw’s middle name is filthy https://t.co/e78rZg3FJu
— Spencer Smith (@BigDriveSpence) March 28, 2023
‘See ball, hit ball’ simple enough right? 🙄🙄🙄 https://t.co/fYflZUleID
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) March 29, 2023
If you had any doubt that hitting a baseball was the hardest thing to do in sports, this should end that https://t.co/86nbcXVD8G
— Joshua Jacobs (@joshjacoMLB) March 29, 2023
