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River Ave. Blues ยป Nova working on new arm action in camp

Nova working on new arm action in camp

March 4, 2013 by Mike 19 Comments

Cervelli's throwing stands out early in camp
Open Thread: 3/4 Camp Notes

Via George King: Ivan Nova has been working on a new, shorter arm action early in camp as he hopes to move beyond his struggles from last summer. “It was something we worked on before Spring Training,” said pitching coach Larry Rothschild. “He actually had done it with his curveball a lot. That made it a little bit easier to introduce.”

Nova, 26, looked very sharp in his Grapefruit League debut over the week, specifically because he was pounding the bottom of the zone (22 of 27 pitches were strikes). His improved strikeout and walk rates were very encouraging last year, but it seemed like every mistake pitch he made was clobbered for extra bases. That needs to be fixed. “New pitching mechanics” stories are on par with “best shape of his life” stories this time of year, so we’re going to need to see a lot more before we can declare Nova cured of whatever ailed him in the second half. This weekend’s performance was encouraging and it’s good to know there’s some work going on behind the scenes.

Cervelli's throwing stands out early in camp
Open Thread: 3/4 Camp Notes

Filed Under: Asides, Pitching, Spring Training Tagged With: Ivan Nova

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