Veal "An Entirely Different Pitcher" in AFL
Baseball America cites a 95 MPH fastball, a "free and easy" delivery, and control improvements as the reasons why Donald Veal has been completely different in the Arizona Fall League.
I'm skeptical--baseball writers overreach a lot in their attempts to explain short stretches of good play--but articles this nice are always great to see.
over 2 years ago
Charlie Wilmoth
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I couldd envision Veal as a 4th starter based on what I’ve seen of him. Maybe he just needs consistent work with quality coaching.
If he throws strikes
His stuff makes his upside more like a 2 than a 4.
If Veal Truly Figures it Out
He’ll be higher than a 4, but if he doesn’t he’ll never see the ML again.
Don’t know if there is pitch tracking in the AFL, but it would be interesting to see if he is really throwing strikes or if guys are swinging at bad pitches.
Glad to hear that he's making progress.
Even the ineffective 2009 version of him was pretty fun to watch – I could see an optimized build being a big success.














