Tyler Glasnow Throws the NASTIEST Pitch in Baseball | Baseball Bits

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The best pitch in baseball? For my money, it's a Tyler Glasnow curveball. But the Tyler Glasnow nasty curveball is effective due to the way it plays off the Tyler Glasnow fastball. The Tyler Glasnow Pirates years were tumultuous. He was once a fixture on top prospect lists, but had to wait for the Pirates Rays trade to unlock his full potential. The Chris Archer trade has been unmitigated disaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates thus far, and the Tampa Bay Rays have reaped the rewards, gaining Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows, and Shane Baz for their efforts.
In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, I was assisted by PitchingNinja in tracking down info about Tyler Glasnow's curveball, which I think tops the list of MLB best pitches. It's nasty. You can bet you'll be seeing all kinds of Tyler Glasnow 2019 highlights, as well as Tyler Glasnow 2020 highlights in this video, which is chock full of Tyler Glasnow strikeouts, as well as my own analysis and commentary. You have to bet the Pirates are regretting the Tyler Glasnow trade right now.
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If Jeff Mathis and Tyler Glasnow are ever on the same team they would win the world series

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Brusdar Graterol too. Red Sox could have had him.....

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Watched this vid then watched the yanks annihilate his curve today

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Watching this video as Glasnow gives up homers in the World Series

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At the beginning of this shortened season. I had two pitchers as cy young favs. Glasnow and Ferris over here on the dodgers. Now Dave Roberts is robbing the American People of this fateful match up. Game of the day: how many HRs is Kshaw giving up.

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