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[Deven Morgan @devenmorgan]

Player development in youth baseball is inherently revolutionary, because it changes a child's ideas of what they're capable of.

That is a skill that scales.

Episode 100 🎙️"Zero Yelling, Zero Over-Use: The Kid-First Blueprint" 🎙️ available now.

[Soulfood @Soulfoodiiee]

🍽 Crockpot Marry Me Chicken Sandwiches
👨🏻‍🍳 Luke Brown | Cooking In The Midwest

📝 Recipe In The Comments

[Ribz of Tik Tok @ribzoftiktok]

Turn the grate 🤦I could have just been turning the grate and not moving my meat omg.

[Ben Brewster @TreadAthletics]

A simple way to learn a cutter (for pronators):

Pronators may need to:
✅Offset their grip
✅Leverage their middle finger on a seam
✅Reduce pressure/baby spike index finger

How much shape you go for will depend on the goal (whiffs - more depth vs weak contact - more velo).

[Mike Reinold @mikereinold]

Best ⚾ Pitcher Mobility Drill 

A common problem for baseball pitchers is the gradual tightness and loss of ROM in the shoulder over the course of the game and season.

The goal is to restore mobility BEFORE your athlete picks up a ball and then maintain it.

Try the “2-Out Drill” to warm up your athlete before pitching and to maintain mobility between innings throughout a game. 

👇 Here it is:

1️⃣ Static Stretches - you want to start with these and hold each pose for only about 3 seconds. Exercises like the cross-body stretch and wrist flexion.

2️⃣ Rotator Cuff Activation Drills - these will really fire up the rotator cuff and warm it up. Perform 5 circles forward and 5 circles back in both large circles and small circles.

3️⃣ Movement Prep - here you really want to get dynamic, with cross-body hugs, swims, and field goals, about 5 each.

4️⃣ Trunk Rotation - Lastly, we’re going to work on trunk rotation drills

This entire drill might take 1-2 minutes but has been shown scientifically to improve ROM and performance over the course of a game. It’s designed to be quick enough to do for pitchers in the dugout when there are two outs and they are getting ready to head back out.

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Reference: Escamilla RF, Yamashiro K, Mikla T, Collins J, Lieppman K, Andrews JR. Effects of a Short-Duration Stretching Drill After Pitching on Elbow and Shoulder Range of Motion in Professional Baseball Pitchers. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):692-700. doi: 10.1177/0363546516671943. Epub 2016 Nov 4. PMID: 27810848.

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[Tread Athletics @TreadHQ]

Should every pitcher just grip a 2-seam changeup? 🧐⁠
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Performance Specialist Tyler Zombro makes his case for why every pitcher should at least try to throw a changeup with a 2-seam orientation.

[Tread Athletics @TreadHQ]

"Where would you start in teaching a pitcher a changeup?" 🤔⁠
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Performance Coach Ryan Flippo discusses what his first step would be with a pitcher trying to learn a changeup.👌⁠

[Tread Athletics @TreadHQ]

High & Arm-side miss?⁠
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Performance Coach: Craig Stem
Tread Athlete: Luke Thelen

[smokietreatz @_jmack11]

@mexican_junior I think Mesquite still has one too.

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

A little twist for your anti steal defense. Phase 2 pick @ 1B after the runner is safe on your primary pick. For that runner who:
1) Gets up & off aggressively to show you who’s boss.
2) Starts looking for signals as he is establishing his primary lead & takes his eyes off the P.

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Dugout Culture

[smokietreatz @_jmack11]

@clarencehilljr How about them backflips though

[smokietreatz @_jmack11]

@DakAttackShow Still waiting on dude to return a kick for a td. Only reason he's on the team.

[Eno Sarris @enosarris]

Here’s Luke Weaver talking about why he changed his changeup grip with the Yankees:

[Pitching Coach "U" @PitchingCoachU]

There are 2 primary grips for cutters and low efficiency sliders.

Both are similar but on different parts of the ball. They are essentially off-centered fastball grips.

There should be very little wrist manipulation with this pitch. The goal is for velo to be within 7-8 mph of your fastball.

The more true cutter it is, the faster it should be.

If you’re struggling to kill the efficiency enough and get the depth you want, try raising your thumb slightly or making the grip stronger (more off-set).

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[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Both the AL and NL Pitching Triple Crown winners Cut their Changeups to take advantage of Seam Shifted Wake...and neither fully understand why it works. 🤣

[Baseball IQ @BaseballIQ_App]

🚨 Kyle Wright’s Warmup Routine

What do you notice?

• Stretching + Bands + Plyo Balls

⭐️ Watch how loose & relaxed his body language is - zero stress. Dealing w/ in-game pressure starts w/ your mindset during warmups.

“Today, I’m in control.”

[Pitching Coach "U" @PitchingCoachU]

Curveball tips:

• Stiff wrist
• Hold deep in your hand
• Have thumb on top of seam
• Middle finger up against seam
• Spike index finger for more depth
• Throw with middle finger in front of ball

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[smokietreatz @_jmack11]

@yummyrialgo3 @RangersInsiders Agree lost our ace and still won that series.

[Pitching Coach "U" @PitchingCoachU]

My 2 favorite changeup grips right now:

Grip #1: Kick Change

Made famous by @LA_Strom and @TreadHQ

This grip allows me to lower the spin direction out of the hand without losing the seam effects I already create. Making it a consistent negative IVB pitch!

For me, I use a 2 seam grip but slide a little further back on the seams. I spike the middle finger enough so it is about the same length as my ring finger.

I found that when I spike it more, I tend to cut the ball too much.

Grip #2: 3-Fingered Split

This one is fun to throw because it doesn’t require much thinking. Good option for higher slot guys.

The key is keeping 3 fingers as close together as possible on the inside of the seam. Curl the index over the other seam. Typically just trying to throw it like a fastball works well.

For both of these and most changeup grips, I have found curling the index finger towards you as opposed to more straight, allows the ball to slip to the other fingers easier, which typically gets the ball to kick more sideways.

Give these a shot and let me know which one works for you!