一番遅かったのは88.69マイル。
Peavy pointed to Koji Uehara, his teammate last year with the Red Sox. Baseball Prospectus says that out of 142 relievers who have thrown at least 200 pitches this season, Uehara's average fastball velocity of 89.16 mph ranks him 141st, ahead of only Baltimore's Darren O'Day (88.69).
打者からみたら99マイルに見える。
"If he went to a tryout camp, no one would even give him a second look," Peavy said. "But the hitters swing at his fastball like it's 99. They don't see it."
While Uehara hasn't been as unhittable as he was last year, he still has a 2.64 ERA. O'Day, the one reliever behind him on the velocity list, has been even better, with a 1.33 ERA.