Video: Jason Groome entire GCL start 8/27/16

[Bob Sacamento]

Here is video I shot of the 12th overall draft pick, Jason Groome, against the GCL Minnesota Twins on 8/27/16 at the JetBlue Complex. This was Jason's second professional start.

Jason threw 45 pitches in two innings, his fastball was 89-93 mph, his curve was 78-80 and his changeup was 78-81 mph. He was very shaky with his pitches, and he couldn't hold a runner on to save his life (4 SB) but completely turned it around in the 2nd and looked like the young stud the Sox were getting. The video has every pitch he threw in sequence as well as his warmups.




I wasn't sure if this should get it's own thread or not but I'd figure a Mod would move it otherwise.

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Thank you for posting this. He has such a strong looking lower body and appears to generate his velocity without a lot of obvious effort.

 

[wildeman]

Yeah, thanks for putting this up! Cool thing is it looks like there's even more he could get out of his lower half! I'm not a mechanics expert, but free and easy/pretty clean arm action, looks like he hides it pretty good, too - nobody looked real comfortable or seemed to have him timed up. Obviously a relatively low level of competition, but love seeing the swings and misses, roll overs, reaches, check swings on called strikes, etc.

 

[pjr]

He was promoted to Lowell last night.
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A week after his 18th birthday, Red Sox first-round pick Jason Groome has been promoted: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox/clubhouse_insider/2016/08/red_sox_first_round_pick_jason_groome_promoted_to_lowell… via @bostonherald

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Source: Red Sox 1st-round pick Jason Groome to start Friday with Lowell Spinners http://dlvr.it/M8JyWM

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Wow! Groome is ridiculously slow to the plate. In addition to the 4 SB it was apparent that the game plan was to run all over him as there were several foul balls where the runner was going. Obvoiusly a work in progress but addressing his slow delivery has to be at or near the top of the list.

 

[ElcaballitoMVP]

Wow! Groome is ridiculously slow to the plate. In addition to the 4 SB it was apparent that the game plan was to run all over him as there were several foul balls where the runner was going. Obvoiusly a work in progress but addressing his slow delivery has to be at or near the top of the list.

Or the Sox have told him not to worry about base runners and to focus on executing his pitches. He's only throwing in short stints, so I'd imagine they want him to focus on pitching and not worrying about developing his pick-off move. I doubt we have a Lester situation here where he can't throw to first.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Or the Sox have told him not to worry about base runners and to focus on executing his pitches. He's only throwing in short stints, so I'd imagine they want him to focus on pitching and not worrying about developing his pick-off move. I doubt we have a Lester situation here where he can't throw to first.

I'm not referring to him worrying about runners. Part of focusing on pitching is to develop a repetitive motion to create muscle memory. It is the motion that raises a red flag as to the pace of it. Again he's 18 and years away but this caught my eye.

 

[SpaceMan37]

Wow! Groome is ridiculously slow to the plate. In addition to the 4 SB it was apparent that the game plan was to run all over him as there were several foul balls where the runner was going. Obvoiusly a work in progress but addressing his slow delivery has to be at or near the top of the list.

So he's exactly like Jon Lester so far. He even made a throwing error to 1B.