Official Site of the Tigers · Jul 2, 2016
Fast times: Lowe encouraged by velocity bump
Mark Lowe: "This is the first team that's really made a true investment in me." (AP)ST. PETERSBURG -- The adjustment for Mark Lowe was simple, yet it sounded crazy: Throw like a catcher.
Don't rear back as much. Don't waste motion. Just get your arm up in a position to release the ball sooner. Lowe tried it earlier this week, and he actually threw harder.
"Just waiting for that right phrase for somebody to say that I can think about that's simple," Lowe said. "That's the way I've always been. If it's one simple thing, that's the best thing for me. And that's to throw like a catcher. And it was there. ...
"For whatever reason, that's four or five miles an hour. It doesn't make sense."