Odd Position - Limits of a Legal Pitching Delivery

[Lindsay]

What exactly is a legal pitching delivery and is there a limit to what a pitcher can do on the mound? Red Sox P Raudes brings hands over his head.Meet Boston's Roniel Raudes, whose odd pre-pitch motion breaks the standard Windup vs Set Position rules with no runners aboard, and calls into question...

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[Jimurray]

39 minutes ago, Gil said:

What exactly is a legal pitching delivery and is there a limit to what a pitcher can do on the mound? Red Sox P Raudes brings hands over his head.Meet Boston's Roniel Raudes, whose odd pre-pitch motion breaks the standard Windup vs Set Position rules with no runners aboard, and calls into question...

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That's a windup from a sideways pitcher. The step back would not be legal in the set position. The exaggerated motions to then come to look in for the sign is legal as long as you do not consider it a start of his motion. Windup pitchers do less exaggerated arm motions legally and bring their hands together in front of their body. Per PBUC/MLBUM that is not the start of his delivery UNLESS some other action is initiated by another part of his body simultaneously and is associated with the start of his delivery. The start of his delivery is the step back by the free foot.

[Richvee]

8 hours ago, Jimurray said:

That's a windup from a sideways pitcher. The step back would not be legal in the set position. The exaggerated motions to then come to look in for the sign is legal as long as you do not consider it a start of his motion. Windup pitchers do less exaggerated arm motions legally and bring their hands together in front of their body. Per PBUC/MLBUM that is not the start of his delivery UNLESS some other action is initiated by another part of his body simultaneously and is associated with the start of his delivery. The start of his delivery is the step back by the free foot.

I agree. I'd like to see what he does with runners on..