Power Pros Forum

Kershaw has a DCB.

dishnet did a version of balfour.

Yeah, but he's for Wii, and he stinks, real life-ly.

Missing pitchers and existing pitchers with identical birthdays:

Kenshin Kawakami can be created by editing Esteban Yan (if he's in the game)
Robinson Tejada can be created by editing Dustin McGowan
Ronald Belisario can be created by editing Julio DePaula (probably not in the game, but worth a look)
Garrett Mock can be created by editing J.P. Howell

DePaula isn't in the game, but Yan may be a Great.

Updated list:

Last First Team MPH Ctrl IP 1 2 3 4 5 Abilities
Buckner Billy ARI 93 142 8 CHG CB 2SFB SLD
Gutierrez Juan ARI 98 138 2 SLD CB CHG SPLT Battler Fastball Life
Scherzer Max ARI 98 138 8 CUT 2SFB CHG SLD Dr. K Fastball Life
Schlereth Daniel ARI 96 71 2 CB CHG 2SFB Dr. K
Vasquez Esmerling ARI 98 101 5 SLV CHG CB 2SFB
Zavada Clay ARI 90 180 3 CHG CB CUT
Hanson Tommy ATL 96 114 7 SLD CB CHG Dr.K
Kawakami Kenshin ATL 94 145 9 SCB CUT SHU FORK CHG Gd Delivery Gd Pace
Medlen Kris ATL 94 145 7 2SFB CB CHG
Bergesen Bradley BAL 95 195 9 SLD CHG CB Groundball P Spin
Uehara Koji BAL 91 225 9 FORK SHU CUT DCB CHG Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Gd Delivery Gd Pace Gd Reflexes Spin
Bard Daniel BOS 103 163 3 SLD CHG Dr. K Fastball Life STR Finisher
Bowden Michael BOS 95 177 7 CB 2SFB Spin
Masterson Justin BOS 94 152 7 SIFB SLD CHG Groundball P
Samardzija Jeff CHC 98 117 7 SPLT SLD CHG
Wells Randy CHC 94 177 8 SIFB 2SFB SLD CHG CUT
Herrera Daniel Ray CIN 87 145 3 SLD CHG 2SFB CB CUT
Maloney Matt CIN 93 188 9 CHG SLD CB
Huff David CLE 93 131 8 CHG SLD CB
Lewis Scott CLE 88 188 8 CHG DCB 2SFB Safe Pitch
Veras Jose CLE 97 101 4 CB SPLT SLD 2SFB
de la Rosa Jorge COL 95 117 8 SLD CHG CB 2SFB
Carassco D.J. CWS 95 170 4 SLD 2SFB CB CUT CHG
Colon Bartolo CWS 94 159 9 2SFB SLD CHG
Richard Clayton CWS 94 121 7 CHG SLD CUT CB
Dolsi Freddy DET 98 114 2 SLD CHG 2SFB
Perry Ryan DET 102 53 2 SLD CHG
Porcello Rick DET 97 159 9 2SFB SIFB CB C-CHG Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Gd Delivery Groundball P Poker Face
Volstad Chris FLA 95 173 8 H-SNK DCB CHG
West Sean FLA 97 107 8 2SFB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Tejeda Robinson KC 97 68 3 CHG SLD Fastball Life
Arredondo Jose LAA 95 131 3 SPLT SLD CHG Dr. K Fastball Life
Palmer Matt LAA 92 128 9 SIFB CUT CB CHG SLD
Rodriguez Rafael LAA 93 173 4 H-SLD 2SFB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Belisario Ronald LAD 98 128 2 SIFB SLD 2SFB SPLT CHG Fastball Life
Kershaw Clayton LAD 97 101 8 CB CHG Durability Fastball Life Gd Delivery Spin
McDonald James LAD 94 110 8 CB CHG
Stults Eric LAD 92 124 9 2SFB CHG CB SLD
Troncoso Ramon LAD 97 170 5 2SFB SIFB CB SLV FOSH Consistency Fastball Life Recovery
Mijares Jose MIN 96 95 3 SLD CB CHG
Swarzak Anthony MIN 94 128 8 CB CHG
Parnell Bobby NYM 98 124 6 SLD CHG
Takahashi Ken NYM 90 107 5 CCHG SLD SIFB CB CUT
Aceves Alfredo NYY 93 180 5 CUT CHG CB
Coke Phil NYY 95 128 7 SLV C-CHG ??
Ramirez Edwar NYY 92 68 3 CHG SLD
Anderson Brett OAK 94 180 8 SIFB SLV CHG CB Groundball P Safe Pitch
Bailey Andrew OAK 97 135 3 CUT CB SLV CHG Dr. K Fastball Life Spin
Cahill Trevor OAK 93 142 8 H-SNK CHG SLD CB SPLT
Mazzaro Vin OAK 96 177 8 SIFB SLD CHG CB 2SFB Groundball P
Outman Josh OAK 96 149 8 2SFB SLD CHG CB VS LH Batter
Zeigler Brad OAK 87 152 2 SIFB CUT SLV CHG 2SFB Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Groundball P
Bastardo Antonio PHI 95 104 8 2SFB CHG SLD
Happ J.A. PHI 92 114 8 CUT CHG CB
Burnett Sean PIT 94 89 3 SLD CB CHG 2SFB
Burke Greg SD 93 188 2 2SFB H-SLD CHG
Geer Josh SD 89 188 8 CHG SLD SLV 2SFB
Gregerson Luke SD 94 98 3 SLD CHG 2SFB CB CUT
Mujica Edward SD 96 188 3 SLD CHG 2SFB SPLT CB
Perdomo Luis SD 95 138 3 H-SLD 2SFB CHG
Jakubauskus Chris SEA 94 159 8 CB CHG
Vargas Jason SEA 91 177 9 SIFB 2SFB CHG SLD CB Gd Low Pitch Spin Battler
Hinshaw Alex SF 95 29 3 CB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Romo Sergio SF 93 203 3 SLD 2SFB CHG SLV Dr.K
Boggs Mitchell STL 94 110 7 CB CHG SLV
McClellan Kyle STL 94 131 2 CB CUT CHG H-SLD
Motte Jason STL 100 138 2 SLV CUT SPLT CB CHG Dr. K
Perez Chris STL 98 56 2 SLD SLV CB Dr. K
Balfour Grant TB 96 92 3 H-SLD H-SNK 2SFB
Price David TB 98 135 9 SLD CB CHG Dr. K Fastball Life Spin VS LH Batter
Harrison Matt TEX 94 159 9 CHG SLD CB Gd Low Pitch
Holland Derek TEX 98 145 7 SIFB CHG SLD CB Fastball Life
Madrigal Warner TEX 95 59 2 SLD SPLT CUT
Cecil Brett TOR 93 170 8 SLD CHG CB Groundball P
Purcey David TOR 94 101 8 SLD DCB CHG
Ray Robert TOR 93 177 6 SIFB SLD CB CHG
Richmond Scott TOR 94 152 8 SLD CB CHG CUT
Romero Ricky TOR 94 156 9 SLD CHG CB Gd Pace Poise
Detwiler Ross WAS 97 124 7 CB CHG
Martis Shairon WAS 93 131 9 CHG SLD CB
Mock Garrett WAS 96 95 7 CB SLD CHG
Zimmermann Jordan WAS 96 173 9 2SFB SLV SCB V-SLD Gd Delivery Poise Safe Pitch

wow thats alot

Also, Homer Bailey recently added a splitter to his arsenal.

It's kinda funny cause I said

"Hey dad Homer Bailey got a new pitch"

My dad's reply was

"A strike?"

I did a Grant Balfour which should be still in the password exchange I believe. Just needs someone to look at it to see if it will work.

Actually I did do one, but he may have too many abilities. It was one of the first players I did, and I think I may have gone quite over-board with him.

So, what do you think you would give Uehara as far as the lvls of his breaking balls?

I'll bring this up again...
it was in baseball america's 2009 prospect handbook.

I found that too, but after I went to about 4 other places I found that only baseball america said that he throws a knuckle curve, so I left it out.

Ah, okay.
by the way, would a hard curve just be a really good curveball, or what would it be in PP terms?

For a hard curve, I'm guessing the Slurve or Vertical Slider would get you close but it ultimately depends on tilt and speed differential. In PP, every breaking pitch is "x" mph slower than a player's fastball and the differential is specific for each pitch. A 2SFB is 3 mph slower, a curveball is 16 mph slower, etc. The key is knowing the pitch's tilt (vertical + horizontal movement) and speed differential (avg speed of 4-seamer minus avg speed of breaking ball).

For example, in real life most sinking fastballs are just referred to as sinkers. But in PP, a Sinker is 16 mph slower than the 4-Seamer - even the Hard Sinker is 12 mph slower. Hence, most sinkerballers in PP should feature a 2-Seamer or a SIFB.

Same thing with sliders. In real life, sliders come in a whole slew of shapes. Some are big, sweeping, horizontal pitches that break all the way to the plate while others are more slurvey and deceptive. Sometimes it's just best to trust your eyes and ignore the name of a pitch. If you are unfamiliar with a player's arsenal, check out the Pitch/Fx charts at Fangraphs.com and watch a highlight video on the player's mlb.com page.