Título: Pat Neshek
Seção: Pitching style
Background: Patrick John Neshek (born September 4, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and Colorado Rockies. The Twins selected him in the sixth round of the 2002 MLB draft from Butler University. Neshek made his MLB debut for the Twins on July 7, 2006, and played for them until 2010, except 2009, which he missed due to Tommy John surgery.

Conteúdo: Neshek has a very unorthodox style of delivery that transitions from starting at a submarine angle to finishing sidearm with an explosive thrusting motion. Near the release of the pitch, his torso and arm angle in a moderate "V" shape. He developed the delivery after being struck in the forearm with a ball in high school by C. J. Woodrow (a former Philadelphia Phillies farmhand). He then began to throw side arm and play shortstop due to his injury. When it healed, he could not change back to over the shoulder and his unique delivery stayed the way it is. He still has a lump in his forearm where he was struck.  The delivery has earned mention on SportsCenter as well as Baseball Tonight. Professional baseball scouts have had a divided opinion on the issue. Some were worried that this violent-looking delivery would lead to arm problems. Others considered the delivery to be an asset, as right-handed batters have a very difficult time seeing the ball. For example, Jose Marzan, his former manager with the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle believes that one of Neshek's greatest strengths is his ability to have enough strength to throw hard from such an angle, as his fastball used to top out around 96 mph (154 km/h) prior to his Tommy John surgery. Neshek has had great success in both the minor and major leagues as a reliever, averaging more than a strikeout per inning pitched.  After joining the Cardinals in 2014, Neshek's sinking fastball showed effectiveness well-above expectations thro

user: what was his pitching style

assistant: Neshek has a very unorthodox style of delivery that transitions from starting at a submarine angle to finishing sidearm with an explosive thrusting motion.

user: was he right or left handed

assistant: Others considered the delivery to be an asset, as right-handed batters have a very difficult time seeing the ball.

user: did he break any records

assistant: Neshek has had great success in both the minor and major leagues as a reliever, averaging more than a strikeout per inning pitched.

user: was there anything else unique about his pitching style

assistant: Near the release of the pitch, his torso and arm angle in a moderate "V" shape.

user: did he get any nickname because of his style

assistant: The delivery has earned mention on SportsCenter as well as Baseball Tonight.

user: Did he every try to change it up

assistant: When it healed, he could not change back to over the shoulder and his unique delivery stayed the way it is.

user: Was he ever injured?

assistant: He developed the delivery after being struck in the forearm with a ball in high school by C. J. Woodrow