Who has the best arm out of any Major League outfielder?

[lylsmorr]

Yes it's the offseason and we're all bored, so I figured I would ask another question.

I think Rick Ankiel.

Your thoughts?

 

[Rockytopman]

Francoeur has a cannon, pretty accurate too. Too bad he can't hit a lick...

 

[GahLee]

Matt Kemp.

 

[GahLee]

Back in the day Vlad had a cannon, I remember him taking bad angles to the ball letting it bounce off the wall but it didn't matter cause he would whirl and throw a strike to 2nd to beat the guy by 2 steps.

 

[PowerT83]

Josh Hamilton

 

[TennesseeFan07]

Francouer or Ankiel. Probably Jeff.

 

[emainvol]

Jay Bruce is up there.

 

[Hound]

I would say either Ankiel or Hamilton.

 

[005]

Ankiel or Hamilton I agree. Ichiro has an absolute cannon too.

A couple years ago when Ankiel threw two guys out at third on a line from the wall... jaw dropping stuff.

 

[vols kick balls]

Ankiel or Hamilton I agree. Ichiro has an absolute cannon too.

A couple years ago when Ankiel threw two guys out at third on a line from the wall... jaw dropping stuff.

I always wondered why Ankiel could throw strikes from the out field wall to third or home but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 90 feet away.

 

[vols kick balls]

Jay Bruce is up there.

Frenchy, Ankiel, and Hamilton's arms may be a little bit stronger, but Bruce is the best I have ever seen at cutting a ball off down the RF line and gunning the ball into second.

 

[lylsmorr]

Ankiel or Hamilton I agree. Ichiro has an absolute cannon too.

A couple years ago when Ankiel threw two guys out at third on a line from the wall... jaw dropping stuff.

Those two throws are what sparked this thread
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[005]

Yes, with good reason. He can locate his throws from the outfield a lot better.......

 

[VOLNBAMA]

B.J. Upton has a nice arm too.

 

[emainvol]

Yes, with good reason. He can locate his throws from the outfield a lot better.......

If they would let him pitch from 2nd base he would win the Cy Young

 

[005]

Haha i like it i like it.

Hamilton was 97-98 on the gun in high school. Used to throw a little slower when scouts were there so he'd get drafted as an OF, not a pitcher.

 

[GahLee]

Delmon Young has a great arm as well.

 

[wounded mullet]

Delmon Young has a great arm as well.

Was just about to type his name, Shane Victorino as well.

 

[005]

Bout said Victorino too. Good player. plus he can fly.

Hamilton is just a freak.

 

[NYYVol]

Johnny Damon.

And it's not even close.
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[005]

NYYVol i figure you saw this a couple days ago... Brett Gardner had a quick release and CANNON from LF to throw someone out at 2nd

 

[Vercingetorix]

You young guys should have seen Raul Mondesi's arm when he was young. That guy had a gun. He's the only outfielder of my lifetime (and the first since Clemente) that held The Best Outfield Arm In The Game title by universal acclimation. He just controlled a game defensively from the RF position. It was weird how quickly he lost it, though.

Wish I had been old enough to see Clemente, though. The highlights are amazing.

 

[lylsmorr]

Johnny Damon.

And it's not even close.
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The category is "Strongest arm in the majors" not "player who suspiciously still plays outfield even though he has a spaghetti noodle of an arm"

 

[005]

oh i agree. Clemente just as a whole... Gosh I wish i could see him on a baseball field.

Vladdy had that controlling arm for awhile too, as previously mentioned.

 

[NYYVol]

You young guys should have seen Raul Mondesi's arm when he was young. That guy had a gun. He's the only outfielder of my lifetime (and the first since Clemente) that held The Best Outfield Arm In The Game title by universal acclimation. He just controlled a game defensively from the RF position. It was weird how quickly he lost it, though.

Wish I had been old enough to see Clemente, though. The highlights are amazing.

Mondesi had an absolute cannon.

Almost had forgotten about him.