Switch Pitching 101

Will switch pitcher Aubrey McCarty be picked in the 2013 MLB draft?   Some MLB prospect lists have  Aubrey McCarty  as high as draft pick #295.  "In the Draft, you want to take a high school lefty and a high school righty, sometimes you want to take two or three of them," McNamara said.   (Tom  McNamara,  Seattle Mariners' Director of Amateur Scouting ) 2013 MLB Draft:   Aubrey McCarty was selected by the SF Giants in the  35th round  (#1062 overall) However, it looks like McCarty will be playing for Vanderbilt next year! News From Twitter: Did you get drafted? @ jt_savvyyy6  Nah, I got offered in the 8th but turned it down — Aubrey McCarty (@AubreyMcCarty55)  June 7, 2013 What team was it? Orioles Aubrey McCarty  (AubreyMcCarty55) on Twitter Aubrey McCarty BHP, Switch HItter  >> June 6, 2013 -- MLB Draft 2013 day has rolled around.  I think that an ambidextrous...

Throwing well with both arms is very rare. The four players officially listed by Major League Baseball as being able to throw both left & right handed are:  Tony Mullane  (1881-1894),  George Wheeler (1896-1899),  Moxie Manuel  (1905-1908) &  Greg Harris  (1981-1995). (source:  baseball-almanac.com ) There are a few players in major league baseball who are ambidextrous and can throw with both arms. They are primarily right-handed pitchers, who also learned to throw left-handed when they were young. A couple of players, in the minor league, were dominant switch pitchers in high school. David Robertson - RHP, NY Yankees Robertson, a right-handed pitcher, started throwing lefty as a teenager, when his right shoulder was weak. He continued to throw lefty for fun at the University of Alabama. He did not become a switch pitcher, but he did face an ambidextrous pitcher in high school. Nicknamed " Houdini " for his ability to escape pre...