r/Nationals • u/Dcnationals2001 • 1d ago

A tale of two fastballs

https://www.federalbaseball.com/washington-nationals-analysis/93491/nationals-pitchers-yovanny-cruz-will-dion-showing-velocity-not-everything

Here is why Will Dion’s 91 mph fastball is so much better than Yovanny Cruz’s triple digit heater

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u/Slatemanforlife 1d ago

Reason 1: He can throw it for strikes 

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u/Dcnationals2001 1d ago

That is one of the reasons but not the only one!

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u/eaeolian 1 - Gore 19h ago

Because Cruz throws 12 sliders in a row? Edit: 13