Adam Farb

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

@alpha_BSB / Free Agent

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@Seth_3773 100 agree with that. But who decides exactly what the line is?

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@CoachDavidKlein Understanding and minimizing risk is important.

Working the craft and learning to pitch is also important.

This is a deep, many-layered, & serious concern. I know it's frustrating that there isn't a simple answer. But forcing it into simple makes it bad advice for most IMO.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

Every player is different but this is generically bad advice.

What % of big leaguers "pitched minimally" in HS vs the threw really hard and pitched/won a lot.

Pitching is a skill. Optimizing to minimize injury risk when that's so hard to quantify is not a great plan IMO.

[David Klein @CoachDavidKlein]

“If you throw 95mph in high school, the best thing you can do for your career is stop pitching.” -Nick Sanzeri (HC of Menlo Park Legends collegiate team) @SanzeriBaseball @MPLegends

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@CoachDavidKlein Agreed that throwing hard+extreme usage increases injury risk.

'Graveyard of 95 mph 16 year olds' is powerful language but not supported in any of the mountain of studies.

But that's not my problem with the advice...

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@CoachDavidKlein Re-stated, the advice is "if you throw really hard young, the best thing for your CAREER is to not pitch".

That advice leads to a 'graveyard of 95 mph arms" who can't pitch worth a damn.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

This matches what I have witnessed.

[Coach Beede @CoachBeede]

May is over. Here is what the next thirty days actually look like inside college baseball, since most parents do not see it.
June 1 opens the main transfer portal window. Within seventy-two hours, hundreds of college players enter. Some are walking away. Most have been pushed.
Coaches who lose players to the portal are on the phone within hours, sometimes minutes, reshaping their rosters. That reshaping cascades downward — Power 4 takes from mid-major, mid-major takes from D2 and NAIA, D2 and NAIA take from junior college, and junior college reaches into the high school class.
A 2026 who thought his commitment was settled in March can find his depth chart completely different by July 4.
If your son is committed, this is the month to have an honest check-in with his future coach. Not a panicked one. A direct one. "What does the roster look like for me right now?" is a fair question. Coaches who answer it honestly are the coaches you want.
The June portal does not slow down for anyone. The families who watch it carefully are the ones who avoid the August surprise.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

Is there anything baseball color commentators love more than "not trying to do too much"?

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@nextlevelbb Can I use a stopwatch to evaluate home to 1st time? Or do I have to use only my eyes for that too?

[Milb Central @milb_central]

Tommy Troy finding out that he has been called up to the major leagues

#DBacks 

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

We are now at a weird point where the ending is clear, but how we get there is incredibly unclear. Hardest to figure out is why the NCAA's member schools are still fighting to avoid what they will eventually welcome.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

All roads in college sports lead to a collective bargaining agreement between athletes and colleges.

Even if the most NCAA friendly version of the SCORE act had passed, the ripple effect would have been player unionization, a strike or threat to strike, and ultimately a CBA.

[Ryan Miller @RyanMiller12124]

Regular season comes to an end (sophomore/varsity)
- .327 BA
- .430 OBP
- 25 hits
- 20 rbis
- 5 doubles
Pitching got delayed mid season due to some shoulder problems but going to be coming back on mound for playoffs.
@HankLoForte @RealAdamFarb @Alpha_BSB @WCPSacramento

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@txtraeger 1. True but for the same reason it's true at many levels- because that's what gets you on the team/field.

2. True for some I'm sure. But more indicative that a particular "national" team is handling the process poorly.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

Ray Gun -> Jugs (3-4 mph)
Jugs -> Stalker (roughly 1 mph)
Stalker -> TrackMan (1-2 mph)

No one has used a Ray Gun for a long time.

There IS a difference between how velo was read in 2000-2010 and now; but the increase in velocity in the game is not fully explained by the guns

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@justinamash Doesn’t the speed and nature of modern conflicts makes necessary congressional action and formal declarations of war an absurd relic?

The fact that our legislative branch has rendered itself completely impotent isn’t limited to this issue and may be the larger issue here.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@108_Performance You and I have discussed this before… I know we don’t really disagree. But the stat you are using to support is no bueno- apples and oranges

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@108_Performance Yes there is a signficant advantage to a 2-1 count vs 1-2 count but your batting average/obp/slg are all taking into account strikeouts which is why the 1-2 numbers LOOK absurdly low.

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

No No No No No! This is a baseball trope that is flat wrong.

The reason BATTING AVERAGE goes down so much on 2-strike count is bc you can't STRIKE OUT on a 1-strike count.

BABIP on 1-1 is .308
BABIP on 1-2 is .293

I'm all for count leverage. But against misleading stats.

[108 Performance @108_Performance]

Listen to Eugene Get In depth about getting ahead in the count🔥🥎

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

@Frank_Durand_ @NCTB_TheLeague Thank you Frank. Means a lot coming from you!

[Adam Farb @RealAdamFarb]

There's a bunch of misinformation out there, so let's clear it up:

Yes, we sold NCTB... but @NCTB_TheLeague will be unchanged. Same management, same format, etc.

No doubt my favorite thing I've created or done in baseball- The League is a joy every year. Can't wait!

[NCTB @NCTBBaseball]

Year 13 of The League is loading!

Tryout Dates/Sites: https://t.co/Kvh4oZIyqy

Info on The League:
https://t.co/3sQURBQgUz