I want to switch up my repertoire this year.

[nuckles2k2]

Usually I'll create a LHP with a running fastball, slider, and some sort of curveball to start. But this year I want to switch it up a little but I'd like some feedback before I start my RTTS.

I'm still making a lefty, but I was thinking about going 2-seamer, cutter, and 12-6 curve, or 4-seamer, 2-seamer, slider and I can't make up my mind.

What do you folks think? Which 3-pitch repertoire would be better to start a lefty RTTS? He's a starter by the way, if that matters at all.

[beantownbruins]

I always get a lot of strikeouts with Edison Volquez and his first pitch is a 4-seam fastball with his 2nd pitch being a changeup. If you are going for strikeouts I recommend using that combo with other pitches varied in.

[Mabster]

I love the repertoire of me RTTS pitcher, 4 seamer 94-96 mph, splitter 86-89 mph, and a circle change 79-83 mph. I can mix speeds very well, keeping batters off balance very easily. Fastball high in the zone followed by a split middle away or down gets lots of ground ball double plays. Fastball/change for the K. My guy is still in AAA so those mph's will still evolve but my goal is to keep them consistently varied in a 15 mph range.

The splitter and change have similar movement but different speeds. I'm going to mix in something that has some horizontal movement next, probably a slider.

If you've never made a RTTS guy with a change up I highly recommend it. Out of the two options you listed, I would go with the 4-seam, 2-seam, slider. I don't think you have enough speed variation but it's your call.

[mmorg]

I always go with a cutter, 2 seam, and change. So I can have pitches that move in, away, and down on every batter. Get guys swinging at pitches moving off the plate, or looking at pitches moving onto the plate. Next pitch I add will probably be a sweeping curve or slider.

[USC-Trojans]

4 seamer, slider, 12-6 curveball

[nuckles2k2]

Thanks for the input guys. I went with the 2-seam, cutter, and 12-6 knee buckler for the same reasons Mmorg talked about. I can throw down and in on lefties, down and away from righties, and up and in to righties, all with movement.

I usually look to add a changeup when my guy gets to the majors, I like to establish speed and movement first before I get a solid off-speed pitch.

This is gonna be fun...

[eyeamg0dly]

i would have went cut, slurve, then your choice of circle change or 12-6

[nmazz]

i like using sinker circle change and cutter. the sinker and change get alot of ground balls from lefties and the cutter (for a lefty) will always bust in on righties