Blog Article How power ages (It might surprise you) October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Conventional wisdom posits that power improves with age. It suggests slugging prowess is a rare skill that ages well, becoming ...read more 5 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching The search for missing pitches. Are we early or late in the evolution of pitch design? September 22, 2025September 24, 2025 In each recent season we have witnessed a trendy pitch proliferate pro baseball. We saw the sweeper spread across baseball ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article In Search of A Smarter Pitch Count September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 There have been only two instances of a major league pitcher reaching 120 pitches in a game since the start ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Off-Season Speed Training for Position Players – Part 4: Change of Direction September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 This is the final installment of our four-part series detailing the elements of the speed training program we implemented with ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Front Side Glute Data in Pitching – An EMG Pilot Study July 27, 2017April 7, 2021 Let us start by recalling an earlier blog post about efficient front leg mechanics and what they do for the ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Programming, Strength Training Velocity Based Training Part 2: Programming April 27, 2017June 9, 2022 In Part One, I explained velocity-based training (VBT) and why we’ve decided to implement it with our athletes. Today, in ...read more 1 Like | 1 Comment
Research Weighted Baseball Research and the Data Supporting Their Use December 15, 2016May 16, 2022 With the recent release of ASMI’s Biomechanical Analysis of Weighted-Ball Exercises for Baseball Pitchers we decided that it was appropriate ...read more 1 Like | 8 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Elbow Stress, PULSE, and Velocity October 28, 2016November 16, 2023 Explaining Elbow Stress and Torque When measuring elbow stress in biomechanic labs it is often peak stress that is being ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments
Blog Article, Case Studies, Pitching, Strength Training A Pitcher’s Long-Term Velocity Development: The Herbie Good Story August 21, 2016June 10, 2022 What follows is a deep look into the training history of Herbie Good, who built himself from a 15U player pulling down ...read more 1 Like | 2 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Analyzing Front and Back Leg Ground Forces in Pitchers Using Force Plates August 19, 2016April 6, 2021 The lower half is consistently a hot topic amongst baseball coaches – stuck between focusing on getting a big push ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Pitching Mechanics Pitcher Height Comparison- Velocity, Elbow Injuries, & Mechanics June 17, 2016May 3, 2022 It’s a debate that’s as old as time – are taller pitchers truly better than shorter pitchers? Do they stay ...read more 2 Likes | 18 Comments
Velocity Training Learning to Train With Intent: How Peter Bayer Got Drafted June 16, 2016April 6, 2021 The 9th-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays is an unlikely signee. Because, at the end of 2015, Peter Bayer was not ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Velocity Training Demonizing Weighted Balls – A Review of Criticisms February 1, 2016April 6, 2021 A common line of argument against training with weighted balls goes something like this: “Weighted balls only train the arm. Good ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Velocity Training Indy Ball Shortstop to 100 MPH to Signed: the Spencer Mahoney Story January 15, 2016April 6, 2021 “It doesn’t matter how you get there, as long as you’re putting in the effort.” The Road Less Traveled Can ...read more 0 Likes | 2 Comments