SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Standing an athletic 6-foot-3, Ross Stripling wants you to know that he can dunk. This is important because, as Stripling says with a chuckle, “I don’t have PTSD.” A…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Standing an athletic 6-foot-3, Ross Stripling wants you to know that he can dunk. This is important because, as Stripling says with a chuckle, “I don’t have PTSD.” And wouldn’t you, if one attempt went so awry that it put your leg in a cast?
With his right hand almost directly above his head, the ball leaves Stripling’s fingertips an average of 6.97 feet above the ground, the highest release point of any qualified starter in the majors last season . Hjelle, some 8-9 inches lower, can barely comprehend the physics of it. At 18 years old, a senior at Carroll High , Stripling was barely a baseball player, let alone a pitcher. He played varsity football and, of course, basketball before he lettered in baseball. It wasn’t until he couldn’t use his lower half that he began to mess around with a pitching motion using his upper body, which permanently changed him from junior-varsity infielder to MLB-bound pitcher.
“At the end of the day, now with how we measure things analytically, it’s what makes me unique,” Stripling said. “It’s essentially my strength. It makes me a different look that you don’t see very often.” Between Stripling, his six-pitch arsenal and his seven-foot release point; Hjelle and his seven-foot height; Tyler Rogers and his knuckle-dragging delivery and his identical twin, Taylor, who throws from a typical left-handed arm slot, the Giants have a few looks batters don’t see very often.
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