Blog Article Optimizing Bat Paths January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly safe and rational? January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Is It Possible To Build Another Nolan Ryan? We Give It A Try. December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 Leigh Montville was one of the few writers to get an up-close look at Nolan Ryan’s offseason routine. Prior to ...read more 10 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article How many fastballs should a pitcher have on the menu? November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Logan Webb did a curious thing in 2025, well, a few curious things. San Francisco Giants ace had alrady long established himself as one of the better ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design How to Protect Your Curveball March 14, 2014 I was recently in Spring Training with the MLB team I consult with, watching a few pitchers throw, when a ...read more 1 Like | 3 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching How Wrist Weights Reduce Your Tommy John Risk June 27, 2013June 10, 2022 Longtime readers of this blog know that I am obsessed with technical and anatomical precision – and in many cases, ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments
Pitch Design Pitch Tunneling, Featuring Kevin Gausman May 23, 2013 From today’s game (God bless technology): What I said about Kevin Gausman in my 2012 MLB Draft Recap over at ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design Choosing the Correct Pitch Sequences: Data-Driven Decisions May 28, 2012May 3, 2022 I wrote this email to the parents and players of our Elite Baseball Training program and figured I’d share it ...read more 4 Likes | 2 Comments
Pitch Design Locating Up in the Zone – Better for Amateur/Recreational Pitchers May 14, 2012July 2, 2021 Pitchers at all levels of the game are told to locate their pitches in the bottom half of the zone ...read more 0 Likes | 3 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Velocity Training Craig Kimbrel’s 95 MPH Fastball Velocity – How Did He Get It? September 28, 2011June 13, 2022 If you’ve paid any attention to the MLB season this year, you know Craig Kimbrel throws hard. In fact, Craig Kimbrel has ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Velocity Training Craig Kimbrel’s Overpowering Velocity – How Did He Get It? September 28, 2011June 13, 2022 If you’ve paid any attention to the MLB season this year, you know Craig Kimbrel’s name. He’s the flame-throwing closer ...read more 0 Likes | 4 Comments
Pitch Design Flat curve ball? Stop throwing strikes! May 19, 2011 A common problem with pitchers of all ages is the inability to control their curveball. Sometimes it’ll be great, and ...read more 0 Likes | 2 Comments