why don't more pitchers in the Major League throw more screwball?

Question

or it seems like we see less and less pitchers who throws screwball?

Answer 1

Tough on the throwing arm and a difficult pitch to throw. There are very few pitchers in MLB today that throw a screwball and it could disappear completely in the years to come. Other pitches are easier to throw and just as effective.

Answer 2

I'll tell ya why because it is by far the worst pitch on your arm to throw! Try this make the motion that it takes to throw a screwball and feel where it affects your arm! Your elbow and shoulder take a beating throwing this! If you throw a lot of these I would guarantee arm problems!

Answer 3

The screwball is a very hard pitch to do. First your fingers on the ball have to be set right, and to get the velocity and the spin on your pitch with the movement takes alot of practice. Now pitchers are moving more to harder pitches, cut fastball, slider, splitter. The curveball also moves a ton now too, developing your fundamental pitches is more of a focus now.

Answer 4

Not to mention it is the single worst pitch to throw for your arm! Learn to throw a good Knuckle ball and you can pithc until your 80! Look at Wakefield for Boston!

Answer 5

the srewball is one of the hardest pithces to learn on it is just hard to throw it very well

Answer 6

not many pitching coaches teach it because it's too hard to learn.

Answer 7

its hard to teach..