Switch Pitching 101

Venditte signs with the Athletics! Pat Venditte pitcher for Italia ( Photo  by MG-Oldmanagency / FIBS) Pat Venditte, Jr. - A professional  Switch PItcher formerly with the New York Yankees organization - has signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics (Nov 19, 2014) Read more 2015 News >> 2015 Nashville Sounds , Nashville, TN Class AAA,  Affiliation:  Oakland Athletics 2014 WB RailRiders , Scranton, PA Class AAA,  Affiliation:  New York Yankees-AL 2014 Trenton Thunder , Trenton, NJ Class AA,  Affiliation:   New York Yankees -AL 2014 Offseason Liga Mexicana del Pacifico 2013 Trenton Thunder , Trenton, NJ Class AA,  Affiliation:   New York Yankees -AL 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Class AAA,  Affiliation:   New York Yankees -AL Pat Venditte  ( PatVenditte ) on Twitter https://twitter.com/ PatVenditte 2014 Stats - Trenton Th...

Yu Darvish - RHP, Texas Rangers Darvish is ambidextrous | Texas Rangers Blog When Texas Rangers righthander Yu Darvish took the mound at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for a photo session on Friday night, he showed his ambidextrous side. Darvish tossed from the mound from the right and left sides. Darvish throws from the left side during workouts as a way to keep his delivery in balance. While with Hokkaido Nippon Ham of the Pacific League, Darvish would throw from the left side on the first day after a start.  Read more ........................ Matt Boyd  Matt Boyd LHP Hometown:  Mercer Island, WA Height/Weight:  6' 3", 215 lb Position:  Pitcher Throws:  Left (throws a football right-handed) Velocity:  95 mph   A natural right-hander, Matt Boyd was a starting left-handed pitcher for the Oregon State Beavers in the PAC 12, with a 7-2 record in 2013. "Boyd arrived at Oregon State as a pitcher-first baseman...

Switch pitcher Pat Venditte owns a 2.46 career ERA in 242 games over seven seasons  in the minors with the NY Yankees organization.  In November 2014, Pat Venditte signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics and he is now listed on the roster with the Nashville Sounds - AAA team.  The 29 year-old Venditte has an invitation to the A's spring training in 2015. Pat Venditte uses a six-finger glove with two thumb holes. ... Is a natural right-hander but has thrown with both arms since the age of 3. Switch-pitchers are rare in the Majors, but Venditte has given himself a chance by enjoying success throughout his time in the Minors. A 20th-round Draft pick out of Creighton, Venditte owns a 2.46 career ERA over seven seasons, stopping at each level along the way and working mostly in relief. ( Andrew Simon, MLB.com ) Pat Venditte  Minor League  Statistics   - baseball-reference.com Pat Venditte Career Stats - milb.com Pat Ve...

Switch pitcher Pat Venditte signed with the Oakland Athletics on November 19, 2014. Previously, Venditte was a standout ambidextrous pitcher in the minors with the NY Yankees organization. He pitched well in AAA, but was never called up to the big league. Hopefully, the A's learn how to use Venditte's unique pitching talent to win games. Over 7 years,  Pat Venditte posted a 2.46 ERA in the minor leagues. "Venditte is going to have a tough time cracking Oakland’s deep and talented bullpen out of spring training, but the 29-year-old is a very unique talent and should get a shot eventually at the big league level." -  Hardball Talk's Drew Silva Athletics sign switch-pitcher Pat Venditte From agent Marc Klingman comes word that Pat Venditte, a switch-pitcher who can throw both left-handed and right-handed, has signed a minor league contract with the Oakland A’s. The deal also carries an invitation to major league spring training. Venditte was sel...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Pat Venditte, the switch pitcher, is no longer a Yankee Posted by  el duque Bill Veeck would have loved him: The lone pitcher of his - or any - generation to throw from both the left and right sides. You better believe, Veeck would never let two crappy seasons end without bringing this guy up, at least in September, to sell a few tickets. Read more Switch pitcher Pat Venditte posted a 3.26 ERA in AAA for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2014. We hope to see an MLB team pick him up in the offseason. ..................................................................... UPDATE: Venditte signs with the Athletics! Read the news ... .....................................................................

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Royal High School (Class of 2015) Kurt Johnson Simi Valley, California College: Commitment to Sacramento State as a left-handed pitcher (Division I, Western Athletic Conference) Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Positions: First Base, Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Both (Ambidextrous) Velocity: 80 mph (at Perfect Game 2013) Throws harder left-handed, than right-handed 1.91 ERA , 55 IP, 60 K, 32 BB (Junior year 2014) How Kurt Johnson got started throwing with both arms .... "As a 9-year-old, Johnson said he didn't know whether he was left-handed or right-handed, so he threw both ways. During youth ball, he sometimes threw both ways in games. The only time he has thrown left-handed and right-handed in high school was as a freshman." - LA Times 11 student-athletes sign National Letter of Intent to attend Sacramento State - The State Hornet: Sports The Hornets nabbed newcomer Kurt Johnson, who is ranked No. 1 by Perfect Game USA as the nation...