How Does Roki Sasaki Throw 102 MPH?

How Does Roki Sasaki Throw 102 MPH? | A Breakdown

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2 жыл бұрын

A Breakdown of 20 Year old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and his Pitching Mechanics. I dive into my thoughts on how he is able to throw so hard with a skinny frame.
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@famousamos 2 жыл бұрын

If he decides to come to the MLB, he's going to be electric.

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

YEAHHHHHH definitely was waiting for this to drop! Grabbing my popcorn 🍿

@JohnViguerie 7 ай бұрын

Perfect Sequencing and Explosive Arm Action

@jsal67 6 ай бұрын

Look at the internal rotation of his front leg. He holds that position longer than I've ever seen. That should cause his right hip to explode through at front foot strike. Basically driving his upper body to rotate so much faster without stressing the elbow.

@EndlessWaltz-ml5xo Жыл бұрын

He struck out Yoshida Masataka (Orix Buffaloes)now Boston Red Sox, 3 times in one game.

@Klocks420 Жыл бұрын

That’s basically impossible lol. I wouldn’t be shocked if Yoshida never K’d 3 times in a game the entire 2023 season. Insane!!!

@natehanying54 Жыл бұрын

@@Klocks420 impossible at the moment he only struck out once in 24 plate appearances for Boston Red Sox

@Klocks420 Жыл бұрын

@@natehanying54 he’s gonna have like a 4% K rate 😂😂😂

@red23rd 9 ай бұрын

I cant wait to see this kid play in MLB

@inhov8803 Жыл бұрын

Very very educational. Thank you!!

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

8:00 ben, on the fine focus picking up target later issue consider dr. fischer and pete sampras and how they developed his serve.

@butacos1388 Жыл бұрын

I cant wait Sasaki Roki goes to mlb. Hello from Japan

@sleepyheadz Жыл бұрын

He'll be roki of the year

@kaizerX56 2 жыл бұрын

this is what i wanted. YES!

@tarosura4095 Жыл бұрын

pretty GOOD!!

@n-f3202 2 жыл бұрын

Found it funny how you told us at the beginning that Sasaki isn't the type of guy to get into insane positions and then there's this stopframe at 13:16 that showcases his insane hip flexibility

@treadathletics 2 жыл бұрын

We were referring to his upper body positions, he has great IR in his hips.

@EdBadal 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, this much IR in the hips, legs, and feet during his drift and hinge almost reminds me of my son, who I've noticed is a bit pigeon toed. On the surface, this seems to be conducive to hip IR, but it also has implications for the direction of his lead foot when it lands (tends to be closed rather than pointing to home) and with ankle eversion (it rolls over so that the toe ends up pointing to 1B rather than "flips and drags"). Does being naturally pigeon toed materially affect healthy mechanics or sap velocity and power generation? Any tips on how to address any shortcomings from this?

@mikeybroe1 2 жыл бұрын

landing closed isn’t a bad thing that is just a ir dominant pattern

@EdBadal 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeybroe1 I agree, but I'm also curious about any sort of loss of power by having energy not transferred up the kinetic chain by what might be improper movement around the feet. If the leg or any part of it is "over-winding" during the transfer of energy up the kinetic chain, is that holding back potential energy or worse, drawing it back down the chain?

@RDuder 2 жыл бұрын

Goat

@JINATAHISAKAZU Жыл бұрын

Born in Iwate Prefecture, same as Shohei Otani. He has almost the same height as Otani. I'm looking forward to a match with a major leaguer at WBC.　 That is a wonderful movie!!　（＋１）

@BryanChance Жыл бұрын

Maybe there's a 3rd baseball star in Iwate Prefecture? The more the better!!

@3nzone Жыл бұрын

@@BryanChance Yusei Kikuchi on the blue jays is also from Iwate, and went to the same high school as ohtani!

@singularity6065 Жыл бұрын

What kind of super serum are you guys Injecting to people over there?

@arton_cz 7 ай бұрын

Can you send me where did you find these videos of Sasaki?

@voon183 Жыл бұрын

Did he need to add some breaking balls or changeup into his pitching arsenal? Since he only got 4 seam, splitter and forkball

@williamanderson6006 Жыл бұрын

If they are that good no

@kaizerX56 2 жыл бұрын

pls do a vid about Kodai Senga pls... He also have a unique form and a unique pitch called "ghostfork" pitchingninja did a video about him too. But i wanna know more

@lukejeong899 2 жыл бұрын

I did request it 2 years ago but it seems like tread only do ones that have big news or prospects. I also requested roki when he was playing u18 but they ignored it. Kodai senga also wont be coming to mlb so maybe thats why they dont make a video on him.

@glovecompartment00 11 ай бұрын

@@lukejeong899 hes on the mets now tho 😂

@JasonJia909 Жыл бұрын

Heard about him before but seeing him in WBC was a whole different thing. Guy's gonna be disturbing

@aidenyoung3115 2 жыл бұрын

Jacob degrom has a candle holder now.

@theultimatebestboigigachad293 Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@sapphire7195 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many days rest he's on between starts, and how many inn he'll end up throwing this season. If I were a gm I'd rather he not aim toward increasing anymore velocity, but rather work toward developing a more consistent 3rd pitch.

@sleepyheadz Жыл бұрын

Japanese pitchers throw once a week, unlike MLB on every 5th day

@ckorijonesjr 2 жыл бұрын

Ben, honest question do you think for a person like this that throws this hard this early will probably get TJ the same way shohei and many others do? Thanks!

@nokbbang_Han 2 жыл бұрын

@spiicybeans6871 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a rite of passage, unless he has Pedro Martinez strength tendons.

@nickfury8973 Жыл бұрын

Nowadays TJ is normal for pitchers. Sooner or later.

@joshuaosho1358 2 жыл бұрын

can you plz plz do alex wood

@user-nq3gn3tm9u 2 жыл бұрын

最高の動画をありがとう　from Japan

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

Im hoping to see what ben has to say about that double leg kick...is that a trained movement pattern? Is it a japanese thing? Because it looks like they might actually be teaching that specific move in asia (japan and korea)

@nokbbang_Han 2 жыл бұрын

good q. that is ture

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@nokbbang_Han 15:08 yes, ben mentions it here...this move is not common in us but more common in japan and korea!

@daviemerim3002 2 жыл бұрын

Double leg kick, you say? Interesting.

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@daviemerim3002 0:12 yeah, so they teach the cue in asia where note at the top he draws the leg in then kicks out and away from the moubd while getting into drift...then the second part is where he takes the long arc from his left foot and "kicks" into foot plant. I have seen them actually teach this in segments as specific cues. I wanted to get bens thoughts on this because this appears to be highly one size fits all coaching if the hip ROM is not there...and i also wanted to know if there was any science to back up whether this actually leads to any value add in terms of force generation.

@therealbs2000 2 жыл бұрын

0:19 for a different angle. Kick at top. Then drift. Then second "kick" into rotation. It seems to me they try to extract some extra force from the counter rotation of the hips. On the other hand, trevor bauer is a guy who specifically says the unleveling of the hips at this point is inefficient, as would be that straightened left leg while heading into drift phase. So i was hoping ben could clarify on what side of the fence he was on or if this is dependent on hip structure or other.

@FSch. Жыл бұрын

Rouki Sasaki

@arcticredpanda4598 4 ай бұрын

It's crazy how they develop in High School and go straight to NPB

@kokngonose Жыл бұрын

his shooting mechanic is kinda like aroldis chapman

@alexlackner1945 Жыл бұрын

True the long-closed hip is what struck me immediately about him. I wonder whether that can create hip problems in the long run? Wasn't Tim Lincecum step a little similar?

@popozz Жыл бұрын

A former Japanese NPB player said that Sasaki's way of throwing, with his maximum use of his hip joints, is ideal but not something that can be easily mastered unless you have been doing it since childhood.

@HENRYSBASEBALL Жыл бұрын

WHERE IS THE PLAYER PROFILE????????????

@matthewdavis6838 Жыл бұрын

Japanese DeGrom?

@koningklootzak7788 Жыл бұрын

No. Sasaki Roki.

@SenorTortas Жыл бұрын

Future Dodger

@shaindaman13 9 ай бұрын

Japan has such a wealth of talent in baseball for a country of its size. The NPB is a 12 team league that feeds from a pool of players from an area the size of California. I know they have Foreigners there too. But they don’t hinge there teams success on Foreign players typically. I feel like the NPB may not be as elite over all as MLB of course. But it’s definitely more talented than our Triple A.

@golgo13.54 5 ай бұрын

More talent than our Triple-A? Haha, some pundits and sportswriters said something similar ( even worse) when Shohei Ohtani started playing in the MLB. BTW, Japan won the WBC this year.

@MrVrob8 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one seeing a lot of Lincecum in his mechanics?

@jonm8895 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@wilburwood8261 Жыл бұрын

yes

@acrophobia7596 Жыл бұрын

If MLB want Roki, MLB should change official low quality ball in order to prevent injury.

@theoneeasyreg680 Жыл бұрын

Imagine if he goes to the angels as well... Ohtani and Roki might just carry the team to the playoffs

@chirwub Жыл бұрын

lol

@sleepyheadz Жыл бұрын

How about adding Murakami? Make it Japan vs MLB. lol

@theoneeasyreg680 Жыл бұрын

@@sleepyheadz as clean up hitter? Sheesh

@koningklootzak7788 Жыл бұрын

He does zero weight training. Only train using his own weight and elastic bands. He has very strong core and inner muscle, but not much outer muscle at all. And he has very flexible body like ohtani. So he has more whip effect on the ball when he pitchers. His current club treat him like a baby prince, never allow him to pitch many counts.

@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507 Жыл бұрын

Okay and Chapman threw 105.3 while lifting weights, that stupid ass myth needs to die

@user-ze3wq8xb6u Жыл бұрын

Yes, his flexibility is incredible! It is same as mollusks'.

@FSch. Жыл бұрын

Roki ☓ Rouki ☑

@hudsonhouse2289 2 жыл бұрын

First

@futurefirm Жыл бұрын

his arm motion is too violent for my liking. Too much stress

@futurefirm Жыл бұрын

@Bread And Circuses stress on the ligaments

@fallenscsl Жыл бұрын

I don't think he'll succeed/or even want to play in the MLB cause I heard that he doesn't wanna leave his family, so he'd probably become homesick and be not mentally prepared for games. I'd also have to see him pitch using a mlb game regulation ball first since npb balls are smaller

@johnhung8393 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I heard of the tragedy that befell his family. He def wants to be close to them and stay in Japan

@sleepyheadz Жыл бұрын

@@johnhung8393Very few 21yo has the maturity to go to a foreign land alone. He'd be much older before he is eligible, and by then if he decide to be posted, he'd have the option to go to a team who already has another Japanese pitcher. Hmm let's see, which other Japanese pitcher would he like to come under?

@sleepyheadz Жыл бұрын

What balls were WBC using? Isn't it MLB regulation balls?

@user-fr2uq3fp6o Жыл бұрын

@@sleepyheadz 同じだよ

@wilburwood8261 Жыл бұрын

@@sleepyheadz Japanese pitchers historically avoid playing with fellow Japanese pitchers in MLB. Only exception is Okajima and Matsuzaka in Boston 2007. But that was the same year they entered MLB and they had different roles. So it has actually never happened. Darvish in LAD 2017 with Maeda does not count because he was traded. Ohtani has explicitly said he wishes to avoid playing on same MLB team that already has Japanese players. I highly doubt Sasaki with choose an MLB team already with a Japanese starting pitcher.

@mrmeme-jq6qr Жыл бұрын

I’m gay man interested in ball movement

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@TheJustusLeague98 Жыл бұрын

@@au8363 nah he’s not really my type

@tatertots5625 Жыл бұрын

Is it really 102mph though. I don't think so. Go look at JV 102 after 100 pitches against the Indians. Even in this video of Coles 96 and 98, it looks faster.

@treadathletics Жыл бұрын

Here's a video we did explaining why some fastballs look harder than others: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obR-lLqU29TPkYE.html

@tatertots5625 Жыл бұрын

@treadathletics is it really 102 though.? Senga radar gun read higher until he hit the states. Now it isn't. Same with Matsuzaka and Irabu.

@samurai_8917 Жыл бұрын

@@tatertots5625 his 102 looks like 102 out of duran or doval, its possible the guns are fast but if i remember they use the same guns but different tracking software to Statcast

@Klocks420 Жыл бұрын

@@tatertots5625 It's 102. It looks like 102 and it reads 102.

@tatertots5625 Жыл бұрын

@@Klocks420 watch a video of JV throwing 102mph and watch the video of Saski. Definitely not 102. Watch any 102 and watch this right beside it. Not 102mph.

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