Every week we review the nastiest pitches from the previous week in glorious HD GIFs. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite pitch and check back Saturday to see if it will be in contention for the GIF of the First Half Contest. Week 20's winner was Blake Treinen's Slider Treinen is on top again. His seemingly physics defying Slider is a wonder to watch week after week for the surpising A's.
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This week is bookended by some punishingly hard Fastballs with impressive lateral movement and includes a Curveball that seems to drop from the sky. Check back next Saturday to see which GIF our readers picked as the nastiest pitch of the week.
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Jordan Hicks' Fastball - Someday in the not-so-distant future, Jordan Hicks will be posting sub-2.00 ERA, 11+ K/9 seasons in the Cardinals bullpen. He's still ironing out some kinks these days, but this fastball is proof that this kid has something real special.
