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Originally Posted by Andy
From a pitching perspective, the philosophy of throwing the drop (or the rise) is generally not to get called strikes, but to get the batter to swing and miss. Most drop balls or risers are thrown out of the strike zone.
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The rise ball needs to be thrown out of the strike zone, or it gets another name: Home Run. If the pitcher can't throw a drop for a called strike, then the batters learn not to swing at a ball with drop spin, but yes, a pitcher with effective drop ball gets a lot of empty swings.
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Except of course for the high changeup that drops on the catcher after the plate.
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Are you talking about a change up that drops through the back of the zone or something else? Rarely do I see these called a strike.