It’s absolutely unfair to have both Rocker and Leiter leading a college rotation. I feel bad for all these teams that have to face these dudes on back to back days. I’m excited to see how far Vandy makes it in the CWS this year!
You know back when Glasnow was a pirate (aka "Glasnever") you could tell an abject lack.of faith in his defense messed with his head... and Glasnow was never gonna develop as a pirate. His buddy Taillon did fine in PIT but he eventually got sickly and then ouchy and next thing you know it's TJ surgery then hey Taillon is a Yankee!
I remember watching Glasnow as a pirate and you could see him.mentally unravel once adversity came his way, you know,, once he didn't get a call or two and then a sewing eye single made it's way thru the defense you could feel his sphincter tighten as he overpitchrd his way to nibble nibble nibble miss miss miss them he's walking dudes wholesale and you see how a guy can manage going 4.2 innings or less more often than not but still have a 1.93/1.28 going on.
Yeah this kid is dominant, and only throws fastballs! I mean he has secondaries but his heat is so devastating, you can't touch him when he's on the pirates might have a golden goose with him
Throwing hard alone has never been enough to propel a player to stardom. A pitcher relies on changing speeds and movement as much as he does velocity. Major league hitters will eventually get the timing down to hit a pitch of any speed. You need the art of deception to fool batters by preventing them from knowing what pitch you are throwing until it is too late. If you throw a pitch with the same exact arm movement and release point of your fastball but its ten miles per hour slower it messes up the hitters timing and causes him to whiff or hit it off the end of the bat for a pop up or weak ground ball.
Tyler Beede was also a first round pick from Vandy 14th overall to the Giants. Has shown promise at time but is now coming back from TJ but his career is still young.
@@Tatisismylover12 no worries. The joke doesnt make sense if you arent familiar with Al Leiter. I grew up in NY and Al Leiter was one of my favorite pitchers.
He 100% was a cheat code in high school. Watching him enter the game in the 7th against SHP in the state semi-finals and strike out the side was something else. You could just see their entire team accept they had already lost as soon as he entered the game.
@@davidboyer7706 that was basically how it was last for my HS also. And our ace is now at vandy, hopefully he gets more time next year lol he was a freshman with just over a 2 era so not too bad
His delivery is smooth. That short arm action makes the ball that much harder to hit. Then add 97 MPH and that thing is on you quick. Kids gonna be nasty on the next level.
Lets just hope Leiter's arm holds up. The Vanderbilt coach was not very cautious on pitch counts. Not by a long shot. I wish him a long and healthy career.
I know a lot of people when they say this are lying but I genuinely faced him in middle school. Summit vs HAS Cranford if you don't believe me. Here's what happened: I got to pitch to him one time and it started raining so hard that my first pitch slipped and almost hit him. Right after they called the game due to the rain. It truly was my 15 seconds of fame.
Damn you can tell all the pain in Pirates fans when they say that Pirates didn’t get neither Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter but let’s gooo Rangers got Jack Leiter!
They clocking the ball out the pitchers hand now in this new era ... So it adds 3-5 more mph.... This is why so many pitchers are hitting triple digits, which I'm sure Jack will also hit eventually hit.... Great sport
I'm really excited to see how he'll be in the majors. I hope he doesn't get any sort of injury like Strasburg did. Here's to hoping the Pirates don't get him!
The only things is that Kumar Rocker hasn't been doing good lately. His velocity has dropped a ton and hasn't done that well. Hopefully he's not injured and isn't telling anyone.
@@coldtakes133 yea im not gonna be one of those people that gloats because i just dnt think thats something u should do to people but yall got a good player too so congrats
I feel like Jack Leiter is good not because of velo or crazy outstanding stuff but he has a good mentality and he has spin rate you can see it when olive was showing the bullpen and some abs you can see the ball look like it’s just floating. He does have really good stuff I’m not saying he doesn’t.
I know this will prolly not happen but imagine if he was drafted by the Orioles, having him with Adley as a battery would be a massive building block for Baltimore. Sadly he will prolly get drafted by the Pirates. YIKES!
I hope he goes to the Toronto Blue Jays just for the sake of reputation Vladimir Guererro Junior Bo Bichette Caven Biggio that just sound like fun to me
You can see a huge difference between this guy in high school and the other guy you got recommended to watch, this guys hitting corners. Other kid was all over the place. I was 85mph all over the place. So not here to judge bcus I sucked. Chase petty*
Is this guy Al's kid? Oh wow indeed he is... Move over Drabeks and Biggios and Bichettes. Or killer cam bedrosian or ummm... Shit what other 2nd gen pitchers / players are out there? Honeycutt?
control and variety of pitch are needed. i didn't see that in those pitches displayed. he needs to learn more about pitching from the great pitchers of the past - or just pick up a few books and learn the craft better. the change-up grip at 7:34 isn't right at all. it will give miniscule lateral movement, but it will not drop as much as a two-seam rotation would. how come none of these pitchers picks up a physics textbook and studies? two Mexican pitchers, Estrada and Santana both threw change-ups with the incorrect grip; a four-seam rotation...which goes to show, how much ignorance MLB players even in top-form possess. i didn't see a fork-ball. i didn't see a ball that zig-zags. i saw an electric fastball. i saw a curve-ball - which works, but isn't going to strike many out - it just hangs up there. the minors are for developing all of the above. even in the majors they don't teach pitchers the finer nuances - the pitching coaches seldom impress. but that's where his father comes in. Al Leiter was a lefty that threw almost 3/4 maximum height - using the trajectory to his advantage. Al Leiter had a curveball-slider. but, that it's it. so - i'm guessing his son will do fine, but not awesome. Roy Halladay is the name that comes to mind, where a young man decided to improve his game, by improving his knowledge of how to pitch. Halladay learned how not to throw the ball straight, but add movement. none of Halladay's pitches were ever straight - they always had an up to down movement, or a left to right zig-zag. that's why Halladay was so good - he knew.
So. You’re telling me that the Pirates are likely going to choose a right handed college starting pitcher with the number one pick who has emotional connections to New York? God just hates the Pirates, doesn’t he?
Needs mechanics overhaul. Does not drive to target with body and finish pitch. Poor balance stressing arm- this wont work. Watch Greg Maddux then watch this.
@@averagetexan9930 what a coincidence- I didnt know about that- yes hopefully Maddux will get Leiter going. I just know the spinning around motion will not work- not even in the minors.
Kumar Rocker is the only dude ever to have a sub 1 era and have his draft stock fall
"What kind of name is that anyhow? Kumar? What is that five o's or two u's?" lol
@@louis3141 are you a dumbass
@@christiandouglass2225 Are you a dumbass??? He's obviously quoting movie 💀
@@louis3141 Kumar's name is spelled with 9.3 K's
@@dsf8497 😆
It’s absolutely unfair to have both Rocker and Leiter leading a college rotation. I feel bad for all these teams that have to face these dudes on back to back days. I’m excited to see how far Vandy makes it in the CWS this year!
Reminds me of Bauer/Cole at UCLA in 2010.
@@blackwatch6649 definitely
And now Leiter AND Rocker might be leading the Rangers rotation within the next couple years. Insane
Watching Leiter and Rocker both dominate this year, the thought of one of them ending up on the Pirates pitching staff makes me die a little inside.
@Juntao god we hope not
@Juntao bruh I’m not tryna see the pirates farm prospects for the Yankees and Red Sox. Screw both those teams
You know back when Glasnow was a pirate (aka "Glasnever") you could tell an abject lack.of faith in his defense messed with his head... and Glasnow was never gonna develop as a pirate. His buddy Taillon did fine in PIT but he eventually got sickly and then ouchy and next thing you know it's TJ surgery then hey Taillon is a Yankee!
I remember watching Glasnow as a pirate and you could see him.mentally unravel once adversity came his way, you know,, once he didn't get a call or two and then a sewing eye single made it's way thru the defense you could feel his sphincter tighten as he overpitchrd his way to nibble nibble nibble miss miss miss them he's walking dudes wholesale and you see how a guy can manage going 4.2 innings or less more often than not but still have a 1.93/1.28 going on.
What do you mean? Pitchers who go there end up being good.........
After they get traded to another team
Can you imagine him telling the Pirates, "I wanna be traded to New York, please. ANY New York team."
Oh please god, not again
I’ll take him, but on the Mets.
@@VianoMusicAcademy lol, he'll follow in his father's footsteps
Pirates have the worst owner in baseball. They're basically a stepping stone to get to other more competitive teams anyway.
@@addictedtoJB The Long Island Ducks are better than the Pirates lol
Yeah this kid is dominant, and only throws fastballs! I mean he has secondaries but his heat is so devastating, you can't touch him when he's on the pirates might have a golden goose with him
I think he’s good because his fastball is fast could just be me
Throwing hard alone has never been enough to propel a player to stardom. A pitcher relies on changing speeds and movement as much as he does velocity. Major league hitters will eventually get the timing down to hit a pitch of any speed. You need the art of deception to fool batters by preventing them from knowing what pitch you are throwing until it is too late. If you throw a pitch with the same exact arm movement and release point of your fastball but its ten miles per hour slower it messes up the hitters timing and causes him to whiff or hit it off the end of the bat for a pop up or weak ground ball.
@@matthewmead2374 bruh it was a joke 😂
@@i_throw_ched289 but his fastball is only 94 mph which is average
@@ethan3949 can you people take a fricking J O K E!!!!!!!!
No he is good because he gets guys out
Tyler Beede was also a first round pick from Vandy 14th overall to the Giants. Has shown promise at time but is now coming back from TJ but his career is still young.
Also Great use of the word tertiary, great vocabulary here.
I remember watching his pops pitch against my Braves in the late 90's....and now I am starting to feel old
He’s got some nasty stuff. As AL’s son I expect him to be good. His fastball has some really good movement
My man play The show on rookie and also having sliders all the way down for CPU
Or in beginner
@@albertcastillo8579 yes with the downloadable hacks
That 2-seam running back on right handed hitters 🤌
Update after watching the full video, he doesn't have a 2-seam. So that run back is from his 4-seam :0 holy crap 😳😬
I wonder if he goes 1st overall...or if Kumar Rocker will.
Wait, so he throws right handed, has excellent control...I think we are gonna need a paternity test.
Right handed isn’t a big deal. If it’s a lefty then it is
@@Tatisismylover12 i was referring to the fact that his famous pops Al threw left handed
@@matthewmead2374 oh my bad
@@Tatisismylover12 no worries. The joke doesnt make sense if you arent familiar with Al Leiter. I grew up in NY and Al Leiter was one of my favorite pitchers.
@@matthewmead2374 I’m super into pitching and know him I’m just to young to have watched him
Al Leiter was a beast! I remember watching him play.
Banger
I watched him in High School. If you ever faced him (+ Anthony Volpe), you might as well not show up lol
He 100% was a cheat code in high school. Watching him enter the game in the 7th against SHP in the state semi-finals and strike out the side was something else. You could just see their entire team accept they had already lost as soon as he entered the game.
@@davidboyer7706 that was basically how it was last for my HS also. And our ace is now at vandy, hopefully he gets more time next year lol he was a freshman with just over a 2 era so not too bad
Hopefully he has a really nice career, seems like a talented, nice young man
I am so hyped we got Jack. Finally getting some pitching in Texas
Cant wait to see Jack in the MLB!!
Representing north jersey! 💪💪
With Mark and Al you have two huge pitching brains !
poise, and even somewhat of the wind up reminds me so much of jake peavy
Aye go Vande! Hometown kid
I've recently got into college baseball and watching vanderbilt games when him and rocker play it just doesn't seem fair
always uploading great content man
Jack went to HS not too far from where I was at. I remember SJ High School Sports recap just drooled over him, and he’s lived up to the hype so far!
That 15.2 K/9 is crazy 😭😭
Jack Leiter pretty good at the hurling thing he does
Nice
Probably going over Kumar now which is insane
Jolly Olive is baseball's next big thing
He’s a Texas ranger 😁 I’m very happy
Really happy we got him
Evan Russell is sitting somewhere with his Hat Trick Snickering to himself.
I meet jack letier got a autograph and a photo at the end of a LSU game
His delivery is smooth. That short arm action makes the ball that much harder to hit. Then add 97 MPH and that thing is on you quick. Kids gonna be nasty on the next level.
Should the Rangers draft a position player or go for Vandy duo?
I truly think he can come to the majors right now and have a quality start
dude rly hasnt given up a hit in 22 innings
Lets just hope Leiter's arm holds up. The Vanderbilt coach was not very cautious on pitch counts. Not by a long shot. I wish him a long and healthy career.
Great vid
That guys quads r massive
i met this dude today
Reminds me a little of MacKenzie Gore. Looks like he has a similar frame and athleticism. The leg kick isn't as big though.
I know a lot of people when they say this are lying but I genuinely faced him in middle school. Summit vs HAS Cranford if you don't believe me. Here's what happened: I got to pitch to him one time and it started raining so hard that my first pitch slipped and almost hit him. Right after they called the game due to the rain. It truly was my 15 seconds of fame.
Haven’t seen this hype since Strasbourg hope he stays healthy
Do the Aquino month
Poor guy... he's so good that the Pirates are gonna take him #1 overall.
Future Ranger
U called it
It’s hard to see him go number one or two overall because as a Yankees fan we originally drafted him and he left for Vanderbilt
@Juntao we still have his high school teammate Anthony Volpe probably could’ve been top 5 now
Damn you can tell all the pain in Pirates fans when they say that Pirates didn’t get neither Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter but let’s gooo Rangers got Jack Leiter!
Al Leiter is going to the Texas Rangers
Saw him pitch in highschool, 96+ on the black nobody had a chance in the slightest
They clocking the ball out the pitchers hand now in this new era ... So it adds 3-5 more mph.... This is why so many pitchers are hitting triple digits, which I'm sure Jack will also hit eventually hit.... Great sport
Bro jack is the G, I went to high school with him
Kumar and Leiter are MLB ready now
@Juntao 99% didn’t post sub 1 eras in the sec
🙏 ...
This guy resparked my interest in baseball
Can you do a video on who the angels should draft at 9 pls🙏
I'm really excited to see how he'll be in the majors. I hope he doesn't get any sort of injury like Strasburg did. Here's to hoping the Pirates don't get him!
The only things is that Kumar Rocker hasn't been doing good lately. His velocity has dropped a ton and hasn't done that well. Hopefully he's not injured and isn't telling anyone.
Need this man on the Rangers badly
@@coldtakes133 nope hes with the rangers
@@coldtakes133 yea im not gonna be one of those people that gloats because i just dnt think thats something u should do to people but yall got a good player too so congrats
Reminds me of Roger Clemens
Need that kumar rocker video
What about Marcelo Meyer
Add a knuckler and forkball = 9 no-hitters and hof career.
I feel like Jack Leiter is good not because of velo or crazy outstanding stuff but he has a good mentality and he has spin rate you can see it when olive was showing the bullpen and some abs you can see the ball look like it’s just floating. He does have really good stuff I’m not saying he doesn’t.
He's been ridiculous this year......he's even going for another no-hitter tonight lol.
@Juntao I know right? Keeps this up and he's the #1 pick in the draft.....both of there guys will probably go 1 and 2.
Leiter usually becomes a god in ootp
Who are the pirates gonna take?
Both Rocker and Leiter need to get some movement on their fastball or they're both gonna get rocked in the pros.
he better chill before the pirates draft him
I know this will prolly not happen but imagine if he was drafted by the Orioles, having him with Adley as a battery would be a massive building block for Baltimore. Sadly he will prolly get drafted by the Pirates. YIKES!
I hope he goes to the Toronto Blue Jays just for the sake of reputation
Vladimir Guererro Junior
Bo Bichette
Caven Biggio
that just sound like fun to me
Pls O,s get this man
He looks like a future Tommy Johner lol
You can see a huge difference between this guy in high school and the other guy you got recommended to watch, this guys hitting corners. Other kid was all over the place. I was 85mph all over the place. So not here to judge bcus I sucked.
Chase petty*
Al won 3: 92, 93, and 97.
He better work on those secondary pitches or he could be Appel 2.0
Did you not see that nasty curveball?
Holy shit, I am getting old.
Wicked running fastball. Hope the Rangers land him.
Luckily we did
Kumar Rocker is obviously going first. He's 6’5” and has a slider that's the best pitch in college baseball. I could see Leiter falling to 5th or 6th.
well this didn't age well
He's still young so the hype will be overblown. The pitch at 6:05 would be in the seats against any mlb player.
If he can add some spin (Trevor Bauer) he could be even better
He destroyed my school every year in high school
My Rangers better not fuck around and trade this kid. He's legit.
He throws gas, that’s a fact
To think he was drafted by the Yankees but chooses vandy so use me as the f in the chat for the Yankees
University of South Carolina...
Queue Marc mentioning that he is a gamecock.
He’s gonna be an angel killer 😑
Is this guy Al's kid? Oh wow indeed he is... Move over Drabeks and Biggios and Bichettes. Or killer cam bedrosian or ummm... Shit what other 2nd gen pitchers / players are out there? Honeycutt?
Leiter is only a sophomore so he’ll get drafted next year
You can be draft eligible as a sophomore if you are 21 years old on draft day. He turns 21 later this month.
control and variety of pitch are needed. i didn't see that in those pitches displayed. he needs to learn more about pitching from the great pitchers of the past - or just pick up a few books and learn the craft better. the change-up grip at 7:34 isn't right at all. it will give miniscule lateral movement, but it will not drop as much as a two-seam rotation would. how come none of these pitchers picks up a physics textbook and studies? two Mexican pitchers, Estrada and Santana both threw change-ups with the incorrect grip; a four-seam rotation...which goes to show, how much ignorance MLB players even in top-form possess.
i didn't see a fork-ball. i didn't see a ball that zig-zags. i saw an electric fastball. i saw a curve-ball - which works, but isn't going to strike many out - it just hangs up there. the minors are for developing all of the above. even in the majors they don't teach pitchers the finer nuances - the pitching coaches seldom impress. but that's where his father comes in. Al Leiter was a lefty that threw almost 3/4 maximum height - using the trajectory to his advantage. Al Leiter had a curveball-slider. but, that it's it. so - i'm guessing his son will do fine, but not awesome. Roy Halladay is the name that comes to mind, where a young man decided to improve his game, by improving his knowledge of how to pitch. Halladay learned how not to throw the ball straight, but add movement. none of Halladay's pitches were ever straight - they always had an up to down movement, or a left to right zig-zag. that's why Halladay was so good - he knew.
So. You’re telling me that the Pirates are likely going to choose a right handed college starting pitcher with the number one pick who has emotional connections to New York?
God just hates the Pirates, doesn’t he?
Well hes with the rangers
Yo what is up with all the people in this chat not being able to understand jokes and sarcasm???
Needs mechanics overhaul. Does not drive to target with body and finish pitch. Poor balance stressing arm- this wont work. Watch Greg Maddux then watch this.
Madduxs’ brother is the rangers pitching coach, I’m sure all the concerns coming from a backseat pitching coach such as you will be fixed.
@@averagetexan9930 what a coincidence- I didnt know about that- yes hopefully Maddux will get Leiter going. I just know the spinning around motion will not work- not even in the minors.
Al was good, but legend he was not.
nah... next big Tommy John story.
smh he mustve struck you out a few times
Can’t wait to watch my Rangers ruin him 🙃
He's super good but college success doesn't always lead to pro success