The Height Report
E.M. Swift
August 13, 2001
Major league scouts and general managers are panting over very tall pitchers, because they believe that, indeed, bigger is better
"Most old baseball guys will tell you that the model for the perfect pitcher is 6'2" to 6'4"," says Bradley, "but they used to say the same thing about point guards in basketball. From a coordination and agility standpoint, these big athletic kids have been doing the same things the little guys have done their whole lives, riding skateboards, playing soccer, playing golf, whatever. The big guy in basketball is saying, 'Hey, I can dribble. I can shoot the three-pointer.' The big guy in baseball is saying, 'I can pitch.' "