Rex Graves

I GET to do what I Love!!
SC4A⚾️2022🏆& 2019🏆
@_17CO_ #dominatetheplate
@USAPrime_SC #PrimeMovement @BRTigerBaseball

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

I get do what I love and don’t have to do anything. I get to help young athletes achieve their goals and work towards their dreams!!

[andrew brandt @andrewbran26111]

Final junior year stats:
PA:109
AB:93
AVG: .419
OBP: .491
OPS: 1.114
SLG: .624
H:39
1B:28
2B:7
HR:4
RBI:35
R:15
BB:13

@EHSDiamondEagl2 @USAPrime_SC @JohnNester17 @rxgrvs @coachE24 @diamondprospect @PrepBaseball_SC

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

@BennettEdward19 @ClemsonBaseball @jbel242 @GriffMazur @cfricks24 That a Boy, Proud of ya Dude!! Congratulations and it’ll be good to see you in a Tigers uni!!

[Aiden babb @aidenbabb2027]

Great first weekend back 2 bombs .500 average and 2 bombs @WesRogers1830 @TigerHenson @BRTigerBaseball @rxgrvs @diamondprospect @PrepBaseball_SC @PG_Tourney

[Phuture Phillies @PhuturePhilz]

Mavis Graves, 22, in 9 starts for JS: 1-2, 3.38ERA; 1.10WHIP; .197 opp avg; 3.6BB/13.2K per 9; .181 opp avg in May; Has been very very good. Now with 30 starts with JS over two seasons, I would like to see him in Reading sometime in June.

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Different!! 👏👏

Kids who love the game! Who watch it on TV. Who have a favorite MLB team. Who have favorite players. Who can have conversations with adults about teams and players and know what they are talking about.

These kids are different. Coincidentally they also tend to have a higher baseball IQ, better mechanics, and ENJOY practicing because to them even practice is like playing!!

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

@jeffallinder @JPridgen1644 That’s what I did with my 2 boys, pushing to do that with my org.

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

I love the game and I love coaching my guys but the 13u level is painful to be a part of with the bazooka bats that the grown man 13u player swings while your pitcher chucks and ducks!! #clownshow

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

This isn’t for everybody…

But boy am I dreading travel baseball this summer.

Way too many non-baseball people coaching.

No feel for the game. Loud voices. No baseball etiquette. No understanding of arm care. Treating every game like Game 7.

Baseball people know.

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

The best coaches aren’t the ones that have the most talented players, they are the ones that can maximize the potential talent of the players they have…
AND teach the intricacies of the game that often go unnoticed, but play a huge role in teaching the players how to WIN.
#BaseballTruth

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

@jasonhurst1 @CoachSwit The double striper rule, I’ve said this the last few years

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

🚨How to become the elite ballplayer that you really want to be: 👇🏼 👇🏼 👇🏼 👇🏼
Dominate EVERY Warm-up
Dominate EVERY Rep
Dominate EVERY Drill
Dominate EVERY Practice
Dominate EVERY Day
Train yourself to DOMINATE EVERYTHING!!
Your success & future are riding on it!!!
#BaseballTruth

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

Don’t focus on working hard for the FUTURE, work hard for the PRESENT! Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow — If you dominate today, the FUTURE will take care of itself!
#BaseballTruth

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

In baseball...

you do not rise to the level of your goals.

You fall to the level of your routines.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: Be fully where your feet are. When you're at work, work. When you're with family, be with family. When you're resting, rest. Most people are physically present and mentally everywhere else.

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

The Death of Baseball IQ

The game is over and we need to talk about why we took an L and why half of you are going to go home open your phones and completely miss the point.

We have an absolute epidemic in amateur baseball right now.

Players who are chasing metrics but losing ballgames. You’ve been trained to believe that if your exit velocity is up, your launch angle is perfect, and your radar gun numbers look good on a screen. You’re an elite prospect.

Let me tell you the truth. You are training for a spreadsheet while the team is trying to win a game on the dirt.

Data builds a great engine but tools don't mean a thing if you have zero Baseball IQ.

The 3 Lefts Metrics Audit

The Situational Deficit: In the cage a 95 mph exit velo is a perfect rep. In a live game with a runner on second, zero outs, and a tie score in the 6th. The definition of success changes. If you take a massive, heavy-pull hero swing to juice your personal data profile and roll over into a weak groundout. You failed. You chose to chase a metric instead of executing the backside approach the scoreboard demanded.

The Invisible Play Deficit: You can’t put a radar gun on a perfectly executed cutoff throw. There is no viral metric for an outfielder running 60 feet just to back up first base or an infielder communicating who has the bag on a steal before the pitch is thrown. Because those high IQ defensive plays don't generate a flashy stat line for social media. You treat them like afterthoughts. That is exactly why we give up runs.

The Scout Card Reality: You’re on the bus right now refreshing apps looking at a padded batting average. Let’s be real high level college recruiters and pro scouts don't care about your digital box score or what a local app says you're batting. They see right through it. They are watching how you handle a 95-mph fastball inside, your pitch recognition on a 3-2 slider, and your in game instincts. The screen might lie to protect your feelings but the radar gun and the scout's notebook won't.

Data can build the engine but it cannot steer the car. The college game moves way too fast for slow thinkers. If your energy, your hustle, and your focus change depending on your personal metrics instead of the team's record. You aren't a competitor.

You're just a data collector wearing our jersey.

Turn off the screens. Learn the game. Own the standard.
#3LeftsBaseball #CoachBigMike

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

When older players are willing to help out younger players...

When starters are willing to help out their backups...

When everyone cares about each other's success as much as their own...

That's when you know you have a championship culture!

#CultureMatters

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

Going to be a great summer for this Dude and the guys he’ll be competing with @USAPrime_SC

[Brad Owens @BradOwens1978]

@rxgrvs @JohnNester17 @TheColeBryson @fourquarterSC

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

@BrettCanes311 It’s a clown world out there these days!!

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

Can we all agree that -5 bats at 13u events does nothing for the game of baseball other than put the pitcher in a major disadvantage in many different ways.

[Rex Graves @rxgrvs]

#NewProfilePic