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Scouting Terms in the ON Library

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  • 11-5 Curveball
  • 12-6 Break
  • 20-80 Scouting Scale
  • 3/4 Arm Angle
  • Arm Action
  • Arm Angle
  • Balance Point
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  • Command
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  • Curveball
  • Cutter/Cut Fastball
  • Depth (Breaking Pitches)
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  • Fence Shy
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  • Frame
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  • Plus
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  • Side-arm
  • Slap Hitter
  • Slurve
  • Solid-Average
  • Split-finger Fastball
  • Straight Changeup
  • Submarine
  • Sweeping Curveball
  • Tilt
  • Tool
  • Transfer
  • Trigger
  • Two-Plane Break
  • Two-seam Fastball

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