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- Leo Mazzone coached the Atlanta Braves' pitching staff from 1990 to 2005, overseeing pitchers who averaged 200 to 250 innings annually with low injury rates.
- This success contrasts with today's major league emphasis on pitch velocity and analytics, which many argue has increased injuries and diminished game quality.
- Bartolo Colon pitched nearly 200 innings at age 43 in 2016 by varying speeds and locations, while strikeouts have sharply increased and batting averages declined in modern baseball.
- Mazzone condemned the fixation on pitch speed as foolish, emphasizing that managing exertion levels was crucial, and he advised youth coaches against emphasizing velocity.
- The shift toward analytics-driven velocity pitching has likely harmed pitcher health, but Mazzone supports recent reforms aiming to revive the sport’s pace and quality.
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