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Steve Palazzolo

by DrBGiantsfan on Nov 24, 2007 8:40 AM PST Comment 10 comments

The Giants signed this 6'10", 265 lb pitcher from Nashua of the CanAm League, an indy league in the northeast:

http://www.nashuapride.com/news/fullstory.php?id=1006

His stat line for Nashua was 7-4, 2.14, 54.2 IP, 22 BB, 63 K as a setup man/middle reliever.

Apparently Steve has a great interest in pitching mechanics and has done some work with our friend at Baseball Think Factory:

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/mechanics/discussion/prospect_report_the_mechanics_of_stev e_palazzolo

Wow! There's some pretty impressive video in there!

That's not all. Steve made the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric back in 2006 because he was dabbling with the elusive gyroball:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/22/eveningnews/main2113218.shtml

I don't know what became of the gyroball, but it wasn't mentioned in the later Think Factory story.

I would guess Steve might start out in San Jose. If that's the case, I will make every effort to see him pitch when the team travels to SoCal. I suppose there is an outside chance they might keep him in the northeast and start him out all the way up at AA.

I supppose he's a longshot, but it's fun to fantasize about a 6'10", 265 lb setup man pitching for the Giants.

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Re: Steve Palazzolo

Yes, Please :-) Set up or closer. His walk rate is high, though he seems to be working on that. I love to see young players that work as hard in the offseason as they do during the season. Is this guy an XL version of Brian Wilson ? Good velocity and movement, but control problems ?

Palazzolo may have dropped the "gyro" ball for health reasons, or for control reasons. The grip does look similar to a cut fastball/slider/curve. Personally, I love the two seam fastball. The movement with velocity makes it unpredictable. A friend of mine that is a youth pitching instructor says that it's tough to control and can put extra stress on the elbow and shoulder when thrown incorrectly. He may be longshot, but a shot I would be willing to take. Right now, he is pretty low risk, possible very high reward.

My adopted son Matt Downs. He can hit a little.

by nvsfg on Nov 24, 2007 10:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

I liked him when the first diary about him and Rosario was posted. I too hope he'll be in SJ in 2008 at least at first. I'll make it a priority to see him throw.

Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 24, 2007 10:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

I'm a big fan of his brother, Enrique, who in case you don't remember, sang the National Anthem at an Angels game and kept Reggie Jackson from shooting the Queen of England. I hope he makes it.

SIGN ANDRUW JONES!!

by rxmeister on Nov 24, 2007 11:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

That's Enrico Palazzo to you, buddy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbSekuR040c

I have set Dave Roberts free; if he comes back, it was meant to be.

by hometownboy on Nov 24, 2007 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

he's also handy for the occasional brawl..

by slojoe on Nov 24, 2007 1:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

With Tyler Walker rejoining the team every Dodger game next year I'll be rooting for a bench clearing brawl in hopes of a Walker vs. Broxton fight.

by Cainer on Nov 24, 2007 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Steve Palazzolo

Doc, you do have quite the fetish for tall pitchers. What's that all about anyway?

My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.

by Roger on Nov 24, 2007 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Fetish?

I don't think I have a fetish for tall pitchers per se. There are several reasons why you might want a tall pitcher: Dominating presence on the mound(intimidation factor). Rlease point is closer to home plate. Downhill plane on ball's flightpath. Possibly more leverage to get better velocity out of the same effort.

I tend to believe that once a pitcher gets above about 6'5", it's harder to get all the mechanics together. I've often said that I think the ideal height for a pitcher is 6'2"-6'5".

I tend to like things that are different. I like Adam Cowart because of his unique delivery. I'm fascinated to see how he turns out for better or worse. I like Sergio Romo a lot and he's not very tall. Pat Misch has always been one of my favorites and he's on the lower end of what I consider ideal height.

Most really tall pitchers tend to be thin and gangly. I worry about durability with them. One thing that fascinates me about Palazzolo is his bulk to go with his height. I mean, if the guy can actually pitch, what a dominating, intimidating presence he would be out there!

by DrBGiantsfan on Nov 24, 2007 5:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fetish?

Palazzolo really leverages his height, too. He has a long stride, and it looks like he's leaping off the mound, kind of like a larger version of Tim Lincecum. I'm really looking forward to following his progress next year.

by Dan from NM on Nov 25, 2007 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fetish?

Tall guy + long stride = doesn't hold runners on well? Took a while for Timmy to deal with major league runners, too.

I have set Dave Roberts free; if he comes back, it was meant to be.

by hometownboy on Nov 25, 2007 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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