Baseball’s new science, involving spin rates and force plates, suits the Toronto Blue Jays’ young, Dutch pitching prospect just fine.
spent a week in Dunedin and pitched once in the lab. He returned to the C’s after that and made a start last Friday. Vancouver is in the midst of hosting a six-game Northwest League set against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Nat Bailey Stadium that wraps up with a Sunday matinee.
One of Zeist’s most celebrated natives is hall of fame right-hander Bert Blyleven, whose exploits were recounted to a young Robberse by his dad. Robberse can tell you now about how Blyleven’s curveball was his go-to pitch and how he managed to throw it successfully from two different arm slots. They’ve never met, but Blyleven has done work in the past with the Netherlands national team, so it could happen down the line if Robberse keeps progressing.
“The stuff and the velocity in this league or double-A or triple-A isn’t any different. It’s the consistency. It’s the way guys are throwing strikes and executing their pitches,” said Robberse.
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