He Could Throw That Speedball By You Jeffrey Paternostro April 24, 2026 Share: > Image credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusHow much velocity does a fastball need to be good? Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Chase DollanderFastball VelocityFastballsFriday FocusJR RitchieNolan McLeanPaul SkenesVelocity Related Articles The Slowest Workable Fastball $ by Daniel R. Epstein 5/04 3 Box Score Banter: Halfway Perfect B by Patrick Dubuque 4/22 1 But WHY is Mason Miller Good $ by Bradley Woodrum 4/22 2 Nolan McLean: All Ace $ by Jarrett Seidler 4/16 0 Box Score Banter: Exit McLean, Enter Moreno, Exit Mets B by Andrew Mearns 4/10 0 Latest Articles Building A Starting Pitcher Watchlist ’26: May Update $ by Mike Couillard 5/09 0 Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner ’26: Week Seven $ by Ryan Boyer 5/09 0 The Call-Up: Spencer Jones B by Smith Brickner and Timothy Jackson 5/08 0 Five & Dive Episode 543: If It Wasn’t For Those Meddling Loose Bodies by Craig Goldstein, Patrick Dubuque, and Jeffrey Paternostro 5/08 0 What They’re Saying ’26: Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh Edition $ by Howard Megdal 5/08 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Jeffrey Paternostro More about: Chase DollanderFastball VelocityFastballsFriday FocusJR RitchieNolan McLeanPaul SkenesVelocity Latest Articles Building A Starting Pitcher Watchlist ’26: May Update $ by Mike Couillard 5/09 0 Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner ’26: Week Seven $ by Ryan Boyer 5/09 0 The Call-Up: Spencer Jones B by Smith Brickner and Timothy Jackson 5/08 0 Related Articles The Slowest Workable Fastball $ by Daniel R. Epstein 5/04 3 Box Score Banter: Halfway Perfect B by Patrick Dubuque 4/22 1 But WHY is Mason Miller Good $ by Bradley Woodrum 4/22 2 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe