Can Rich Harden Stay Healthy: Scouting the A’s/Cubs Trade
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Can Rich Harden Stay Healthy: Scouting the A’s/Cubs Trade On the changes to Harden’s arm action this year: ...Given the choice between one arm action or the other, I prefer what he’s doing in 2008 because the process from the rotation into a ready-to-throw position and then the rotation into release is simpler and the arm action overall looks smoother. And yes, while he still cocks his wrist upward to where the ball is picking up the elbow, it is less prominent than it was before. But that does not mean Harden is out of the woods. I’m not privy to his MRIs or medical records. ...
THT Live:Updating Harden’s mechanics
The Hardball Times —
Updating Harden’s mechanics by Dave Studeman July 15, 2008 Baseball Intellect takes a look at everyone's favorite subject these days: Rich Harden . There's some good info about Harden's changed mechanics, raw stuff and projection. Dave is the manager of the ...
Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Astros - 08/05/08
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... and Eisenberg writes for the Hardball Times and Baseball Digest as well. Eisenberg used side-by-side video comparisons of Harden's delivery and there is also a link that discusses both Chad Gaudin and Sean Gallagher . This is an excellent article and well worth the read.... Rich Harden Article from Baseball-Intellect.com ...
Jason Motte: the Mechanics Behind the Fury
Future Redbirds —
... Now let’s talk velocity…Motte is obviously blessed with tremendous arm speed and the genetics to throw hard. But he’s also extremely efficient from a velocity standpoint and his arm action is excellent. He lets the elbow pick up the ball, meaning no hook in the wrist, like you see with Rich Harden. He also efficiently loads the scapula, which I’ll try to explain below: ...
