

The fastball can sit anywhere between 97-100 with sink and run and cut and tilt and shape and other words for pitch movement. Notes: Widely regarded as one of the most dominant closers in the game, Amir brings power and confidence to the mound to back up his impressive array of pitches. Luanne fails to really ever leave the mound, as her right foot finishes tilted on its side on top of the mound, but hopefully she can learn to use her whole body and drive towards the plate in the future. The ball just explodes out of her hand and she knows when to use her secondary stuff. Stuff wise, she’s one of the premier arms. gif, in which case, she might be running some crazy high BABIPs. Unless she’s got Dmitri backing her up at second base, like in this. Her pink teddy definitely hinders her ability to field, but she’s striking out so many batters that it doesn’t usually matter. Her ability to juggle her beloved teddy bear and throw strikes is unparalleled in the baseball universe. Notes: Luanne has easily the most deceptive delivery among all Backyard pitchers. Along with the immense talent, Delvecchio brings the Italian spunk that you just can’t find in Anthony Rizzo or Alex Liddi. She’s probably the only NUMBER ONE STARTER among the Backyard kids, and justifiably so. Her long hair helps to hide the ball when she brings it behind her head before whipping it towards the plate at blinding speeds and with insane movement.

Notes: She’s the best, and it’s not close. Repertoire: Heat, Slowball, Left Hook, Right Hook, Intentional Walk

gifs of all the Backyard kids’ swings, which you can see by clicking here) (a huge thanks to Bailey Bowers, who made these. Players whose ratings were tied were ranked according to my experience pitching with or batting against them. So here we are! These rankings are based on the usual HOW MANY BASEBALLS rating system. You can read that gargantuan post by clicking here. However, these rankings ignored the kids’ pitching ratings. Last month, I wrote a whole lot of words ranking the 30 original Backyard Baseball kids as major league free agents.
