Tyler Matzek Will Return to Asheville Rotation Tomorrow

After one month away from minor league ball, the Rockies pre-season #1 prospect will be back on the mound for a Colorado affiliate tomorrow night in Asheville.

If you know enough about Matzek to have the slightest opinion of him, you MUST read this 1600+ word article by Jack Etkin, which is guaranteed to increase your understanding of Matzek's situation tenfold in the least.

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good read

i wish the kid the most success in the world, but man is his road tough

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i dont care if it's tracy's fault or not, i want heads to roll

by papality on Jul 19, 2011 8:31 PM MDT reply actions

anyone interested should also watch videos of Matzek training during his break

i thought they were fascinating

here, here, here, here, and here.

his pitching motion is always going to look weird. but if it works, it works.

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by black_knight101 on Jul 19, 2011 9:14 PM MDT reply actions

that looks like it wouldn't really go well with throwing breaking pitches

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i dont care if it's tracy's fault or not, i want heads to roll

by papality on Jul 19, 2011 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions

he actually throws all 6 of his pitches in the 1st video

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by black_knight101 on Jul 19, 2011 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions

yeah, it just looks really awkward though

maybe it’s the angle of the camera, i dunno

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i dont care if it's tracy's fault or not, i want heads to roll

by papality on Jul 19, 2011 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions

check out the Passan link in Davids article

He will legitimately look “weird.”

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 20, 2011 5:57 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions

also very interesting

thread about Matzek.

Matzek’s trainer in California is the member Kinexus, if you don’t want to go back and read the entire thread.

He actually puts some of the blame on Matzek for what happened with the mechanics changes, saying that he listened to other coaches (not just Rockies coaches) who gave him suggestions that made his delivery more traditional and experimenting with them, even though he (the coach) told him he need to stick with what had made him successful even if it looked weird to everyone else.

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by black_knight101 on Jul 19, 2011 10:21 PM MDT reply actions