Phillies Pitching Prospect: Out Man!

The Phillies have four starters set for this season: Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Kyle Kendrick and Jamie Moyer. After that, though, it’s anybody’s best guess. So the Daily News asks who this year’s surprise pitcher will be. (What if there isn’t one?)

The Phillies, though, do have a Pitcher named Josh Outman. The 23-year-old had a 2.45 ERA at Clearwater last year and a 4.50 ERA at Reading. He’s only been pitching conventionally three years, having previously used an unconventional style his father taught him.

The Fritz Outman Pitching Style is way too complicated to explain:

The delivery, awkward in its appearance, begins with the pitcher raising his arm vertically with the ball, then bending it behind his head — seemingly touching his opposite shoulder. The pitcher then pivots his front foot, beginning his follow-through with a “walking step” forward. There is no leg kick as with conventional mechanics.

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