Eddie Yost
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MLB FA Mike Mayers came into gym on December 4th and on top of throwing harder in general, has done somewhat of an arsenal re-vamp as well
FF
CT
SL --> SW
CH --> SP
Lemme explain
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In AAA in 2023, Jared Solomon averaged 94.6. A far cry from the 96-98 he would sit in 2019-20, which ended up in his release
What happened? Forced mechanical changes sapped the velo
He came in to assess at Driveline on Aug 9th, & the difference since has been night/day
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I started working at Driveline about 6 months ago
As I've been learning more about mechanics and how to efficiently use your body, I've been thinking about a couple of things I wish I had known more about back when I played
Learn from my mistakes below⬇️
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Like Davenport (16 yrs old) came into gym averaging 81.6 on his FB velo on June 7, 2022
Now about exactly 6 months later, he's touching 90 off the mound with a normal size baseball
A quick look into Lukes journey since he left Driveline⬇️
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Former Phillies farmhand Julian Garcia features an interesting arsenal that could definitely play at the next level
FB
SW
CB
Some other things being worked on too behind the scenes, but wanted to dive into what we have at the moment👌
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Driveline athlete
@MitchMaurer6
came in and assessed on June 28, topping out at 85.6 MPH.
He then re-tested in the lab about a month and a half later on August 18, now topping out at 90.8 MPH.
Lets dive into why we were able to see this drastic change in velocity📈
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The man himself Hunter Thompson smacking an all time PR in his retest earlier today🔥
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Remote/AP athlete
@brkrball16
(23) has been coming in gym since June 2021, and was kinda stuck at the 85-87 MPH range for a while
Fast forward to today (almost two years later), he's now sitting 88-90 and touching 92🔥 coming off the best stretch of his career
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One of the boys Jack Ray dropping a 98 with a 3.5 oz ball (17 years old)🔥
Huge focus lately has been getting overall COG moving faster, & the velo in turn has continued to creep up since starting remote training
Stoked to see what the future holds for this kid!
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In AAA in 2023, Jared Solomon averaged 94.6. A far cry from the 96-98 he would sit in 2019-20, which ended up in his release
What happened? Forced mechanical changes sapped the velo
He came in to assess at Driveline on Aug 9th, & the difference since has been night/day
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@ToukiToussaint
has spent parts of 5 seasons in the show
The former first rounder/top prospect has also seen his fair share of ups and downs so far in the big leagues
Looking at his arsenal tho, I think there's something to be done to find more success as a starter🤔
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👀👀
OFFICIAL: We’ve signed RHP Mike Mayers to a 2024 Minor League contract with an invite to
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All in all, u live to learn. Realize and accept ur mistakes so that when ur playing careers over, u still have that experience/intuition so that the next gen of players don't make the same ones
Hope y'all enjoyed✌️
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The splitter has come along really nicely recently as well
Going from more of a traditional CH profile, to now averaging 12' HB and -3 VB on the SP
Has even reached -5 VB on it at times👀
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"Got a cutter but it's not very good"
Yeah okaaayyy
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Fast forward to now, and he's touching 90 off the mound
W/ a 6'4 frame at age 16, he's obv still growing. Gaining 5 lbs/continuing to lift has definitely helped too
Luke's always looking for ways to improve, and as u can see there's a lot that can happen in a 6 month span💪
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Hit an all time PR in his re-test earlier this week (87.9)📈
Only going up for this kid
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Fast forward to today, and he's comfortably sitting 95-96 again...in December/January
As of now, he's slated to throw day 1 in
@DrivelineBB
pro day. Be on the lookout though👀
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As a walk on trying to prove himself, I often went balls out throwing when the day didn't necessarily call for it
I didn't realize what that high intent throwing was doing to my arm...not even counting all the conditioning/practices/lifts on top of it. Take ur off days serious
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Who wants em
Free Agent Jared Solomon looking great in a recent live abs 🔥
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Play to ur strengths and use ur best pitches, especially in a favorable count. Every pitcher has 1-2 pitches as a go to in any given count
For me, it was my curveball. Prob should've went with that here instead of my FB so I didn't give up a bomb to my bro in the alumni game
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Fire me up man been a pleasure so far📈🔥
Great feeling going from 99.8MPH to 107.1MPH. Big thanks to
@DrivelineBB
@TheRealNed_
@Colbasaur08
for helping me progress.
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The SL as it was in 2023 averaged about -2' VB and -4' HB at 83 MPH
It's now more of a SW profile...averaging about -13' HB and 1' VB now at about 84 MPH🤮
Should be a great weapon to use with righties, which was a point of emphasis for him coming into train with us
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My lead leg block sucked. Since high school, I always noticed that I would keep sinking down through my throw instead of extending out over my front side
I didn't think much of it, as I didn't think it mattered. Now knowing I wasn't transferring energy effectively, I wish I had
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In our athlete meeting, we IDed that 1 of the things that got him "out of sync" was generating more VB on the FB
With the cues of "get on top" and "stay behind," this caused him to lose linear direction towards the plate and velo down the bump
Left (2020/98) Right (2023/93)
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The road to fixing this started with pivot picks, where re-mapping the torso tilt/arm slot was crucial
Staying over the lead leg with upper half/minimizing lateral tilt & therefore train the arm slot to get to more of that natural 3/4 like in 2019-2020
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The heater as it was was already a plus pitch. Consistently gets at least 17' VB from a 5'2-5'4 release height
It's been tough to square up for hitters, especially when it's thrown right
Indoors in Jan...currently averaging 92 on it
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The CT was also something he already had in the bag, averaging about 8' VB and -2' gloveside cut
Sits at about 3-4 MPH off the heater as well
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Split/CH coming soon👀
Julian Garcia showcasing some insane off-speed pitches in a recent live at bats 🙌
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I had TJ freshman yr of college. Before I got to school, I didn't really have elbow issues. Sometimes soreness, but nothing crazy
I wanna attribute it to a freak incident bc it happened on one pitch, but I'm not sure
I think the workload jump from HS to college played a role
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Apart from the pure talent, humble kid and really cares about his craft
Would be an awesome get for any program💯
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We recently posted a blog about my guy Luke and his journey training with
@DrivelineBB
. Been quite the story since he initially assessed📈🔥
Stoked to see what else is in store for this kid!
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In terms of percentiles, where Mitch ranked mechanically between assessment days:
- Arm action = 97th ➡️ 97th
- Center of gravity velo = 65th ➡️ 46th
- Leg block = 92nd ➡️ 97th
- Rotational velos = 33rd ➡️ 87th
- Arm velo = 63rd ➡️ 84th
- Hip/shoulder separation = 80th ➡️ 71st
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Around September, we then went into a velo block. Specifically, a plyo velo every week/pull downs every other
I also changed one of his drill selections to step behinds to get his COG moving faster
At this point, it was about maximizing what he currently had in the tank
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In his first outing, went pretty well
He wasn't getting clocked yet, so had to use the catcher's eye-sodo to give us just an idea of what his velo was😂
Obviously can't use that as actual velo reads, but was stoked with the outing either way
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I went with drop steps to help with him cue in on this, specifically the torso
Luke then went into remote training, and continued to work
Coming off a season with not much coming up, I wanted to give him time to hammer out anything I was seeing in the delivery
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Hyped to see your progress up close dude🔥
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It's been a pleasure!
Would rather him wear me out and stay on top of things than not😂
I was concerned about the online instruction. Remote instruction is only as good as the commitment of the individual on the other side of the screen. But Luke will wear his coach out with texts & video. The responsiveness & level of individualized instruction has been excellent.
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With his natural slot being from lower 3/4, this was something that he wasn't used to
To get "up top/behind," how he accomplished that was by excessive torso tilt towards first base
This in turn took away from his back side drive/cut off stride
Left (2023) Right (2020)
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What it's all about💯
Futures bright for this kid and it's been fun to watch for sure!
Best part...most of it's been remote👀
From low 80's to touching 90 and a scholarship to Auburn University, this is the Luke Davenport story told by
@TheRealNed_
🔥
@LDavenport_16
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Hunter Thompson looking great in a recent plyocare velo ⛽️🔥
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Goes to show that you don't have to be elite at everything to throw 🧀
Some metrics carry more weight, but being able to ID pros/cons is huge for an athlete's development.
Giving them applicable cues to work with could be the difference in seeing actual results!
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While he was remote after leaving gym, he told me that he had a velo belt available to use
We both agreed that this could be a useful tool in helping him accomplish what we were going for
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Cheetohhhhh
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Ben Meyer getting ready for his season overseas
First time hitting 90+ (multiple times) in a while👀 Sat 88-89 here in his last lives before leaving
Hyped to see what he does out there🔥
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Always a good way to start a day seeing a PR from one of your guys
Johnny Vu with a 91 with a 4oz weighted ball🔥
Put in the work, see results. Guys made a lot of progress since starting training in June
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@BluManGroove
@DrivelineBB
Got him more back to a SI/SW/CH profile
Always had the CH, but those other two have come along a lot better since the changes
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Dawwwggg
Luke Davenport (24 AL) a lot to like given the projectable frame and fast arm. Ran the heater into the upper-80s routinely and the CB in the mid-70s has teeth. CH, shown here, could be a real difference maker.
#PGShowdown
#Auburn
commit
@PG_DeepSouth
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Since I've been here, Luke had one of the cleaner mocap reports I have seen in terms of delivery inefficiencies
Of the 6 main metrics we measure, he was ranked 70th percentile or above in all of them
Out of them, his rotational velos (pelvis/torso) needed the most work
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Been thinking about a couple of the new rule changes in MLB for 2023 lately, specifically the new shift rule
Could have some implications on both sides of the game. Whether they're big/small is TBD
Gonna give my thoughts on what it might mean for pitchers specifically⬇️
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Michael then came back in gym in Dec, and did a bit better than his last retest in Aug
Still wasn't where we wanted to be, but nonetheless an improvement either way
After some PD work/pens while he was in gym, he went and pitched in the CWL. This is where things took off
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Seeing that Mitch's lower hanging fruits stemmed from torso/pelvis rotation and arm velo, we set the precedent that these needed to improve...and that they did.
Rotational velos increased by 160%‼️& arm velos also saw a 33% increase
Pretty insane jumps
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Love to see it📈📈
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This results in what you're seeing at 21 VB and ~5 HB
Sitting at 91-93, this checks out at 111 Stuff+
Rather than try to generate more efficiency, we're leaning into what Julian does naturally well
This helps him stand out from other RH. Gets a lot of uncomfortable swings
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After taking over when he went remote, we discussed everything I mentioned above. At this point, he still had work to do in the weight room, and honestly a little w/ the throwing side too
Over the next couple months, he put in work and really took to heart what we talked about
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With the heater, it's a doozie
Typically w/ righty four seamers you'll see both positive VB/HB
Julian typically gets 19-21' VB on the heater, but the key here is the HB
As a natural supinator, Julian has the propensity to cut the ball
Which is completely fine
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@ppatrikfiala
@DrivelineBB
@AdamJacques_33
@sahellinger20
@SJMoussea
@ioverman13
@BaseballCzech
That new SL looks sweepin my guy
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Between this time (Aug) and when he came back in gym in Dec, there were constant comms over the delivery and how to get Michael more efficient
Through a ton of video feedback, I was able to keep track of how everything was coming/make adjustments along the way (just an EX here)
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Nahhhh this is actually ridiculous
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The SW when he came into gym, was already a great pitch as it was
Consistently getting about -16/-18' of HB & 1-3' of VB at 81-83 mph, this one comes at 123 Stuff+
Which would (by Stuff+) be his best pitch at the moment
Should be deadly to use against same sided hitters
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This was a huge revamp by Giolito...props to him because changing a delivery this drastically isn't easy to do, let alone being able to repeat it consistently
Gonna give my two cents on this: disclaimer will just be what I'm seeing from this video alone
Shorter Arm - Higher Velo?
Shorter arm actions don't boost your velo.
The body works as a system.
The shorter 💪 isn't WHY Gio's stuff jumped, only partly the reason.
There's more to it than that.
What do u C in the vid by
@PitchingNinja
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Jeez never mind lmao
This was a huge revamp by Giolito...props to him because changing a delivery this drastically isn't easy to do, let alone being able to repeat it consistently
Gonna give my two cents on this: disclaimer will just be what I'm seeing from this video alone
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Doesn't look like torso changed much as far as counter rotation, but look at his pelvis. Def worked to open that up more while keeping torso in essentially same spot @ FP
Hip/shoulder separation is prob what he was going for here. Huge in terms of general torque/sequencing
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I took over Michael's programming when he went from in gym to remote in August 2022
I had watched him throw a couple times prior in gym, and always felt like there was some wasted/inefficient movement in his delivery (cut off extension, shoulder hike, jumpyness w/ backside)
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@Iambored44
This is true
Currently working on mechanical adjustments to help recapture some of that!
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Def sitting lower into the glute/driving off that backside more. Likely helps with any jumpyness..could result in more efficient COG velo
Not relying on glove arm to aid torso rotation. Shortening that up (my guess) inadvertently generated more efficient torso rotation
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The CB is a bender, straight 12-6 with a ton of vertical drop
Sitting between 77-79 mph and about -18/-20' VB & -6/-9' HB, this checks out at a 77 Stuff+
Which by that metric, would actually be his worst pitch
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Can't tell here w/ layback..but def throwing closer to his ear instead of flaring out
Could've improved, would need diff angle to really tell
Torso more extended towards plate @ BR. Don't think this has as much to do w/ actual velo as it does giving hitter less time to react
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Against righties, he relies a TON on the SI (52.7%!!) + loves to throw inside as well
- SI (.335 xSLG)
- CB (.180 xSLG / 35.5%)
- SP (.145 xSLG / 9.2%)
- FB (.006 xSLG / 2.7%) ....7 pitch sample tho haha
Righty SI heat map⬇️
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If I'm not mistaken, Giolito started with this delivery change after 2018. Taken a couple years to get to where it is rn, but expected
Btw seasons, a lot of work was done to reinforce these changes. Mechanics aren't everything, but anytime u can be more efficient u should do it
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I see nothing wrong here
But still take your recovery days seriously kids
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In the next outing though, he was actually clocked! Probably the best outing he had there (5 IP / 1 R / 11 K's)
In this one, he was sitting 88-89 and touched 92 for the first time in game🤌
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As far as pitch types, he relies on 4 of them:
- FB (7.2%)
- SI (39.7%)
- CB (32.9%)
- SP (20.2%)
When u really get into the splits tho, we start to see something develop...
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In his first outing, went pretty well
He wasn't getting clocked yet, so had to use the catcher's eye-sodo to give us just an idea of what his velo was😂
Obviously can't use that as actual velo reads, but was stoked with the outing either way
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From the two posts above, the main takeaways are that:
Against righties, Touki mostly relies on the SI & CB. Spots the SI to both sides
Against lefties, the CB is still there. However, the SI usage drops in the place of the 4FB. Also makes an effort to throw it inside
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This is fireeeeee
HISTORY! The first female NCAA Division I baseball student-athlete is Brown's own Olivia Pichardo
Link:
#EverTrue
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In a nutshell, the rule states that two infielders have to be on either side of second base at all times
Also, teams must also have a minimum of four players on the outer boundary of the infield dirt at all times
No more manny machado in right field (as wild as this was)
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All in all over the CWL, he finished with an absurd 21 IP / 2 ER / 37 K's
We know this probably isn't sustainable. However, he used remote training to the fullest extent and got results
Also, he secured a contract with the Empire State Greys in the Frontier League💯
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However, if we could throw this only about 2 ticks harder, the Stuff+ on the pitch would go from 77 to 101 (about league average)
Considering this is something Julian is working on in general, I'm confident the changes we're looking for will happen sooner than later✅👀
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Something to use the same way he uses the SI against righties would be huge IMO
Having a quality/harder pitch other than the straight 4FB for lefties could help neutralize them more effectively
To remain a starter, a change like this is needed, but doable
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Luckily, Toussaint is still in the earlier stages of his career in terms of age/service time + a fresh start with the Angels
Could end up making a difference
Heat maps provided by
@SavantTips
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All in all over the CWL, he finished with an absurd 21 IP / 2 ER / 37 K's
We know this probably isn't sustainable. However, he used remote training to the fullest extent and got results
Also, he secured a contract with the Empire State Greys in the Frontier League💯
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As a starter tho, u gotta be able to get oppo sided hitters out too
Against lefties, we see a change in usage/location as well
- SI (.828 xSLG / 19.5%)
- CB (.181 xSLG / 29%)
- SP (.195 xSLG / 37.3%)
- FB (.331 xSLG / 14.2%)
4 seam map against lefties⬇️
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Spencer Strider with a common-sense view on the Importance of Velocity.
From:
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