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[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

So how did Anthony Silkwood get back into ball after commanding tanks?

Part 2 is all about impacting our #RaisingRoyals👑 pitchers through a leadership style built in the corps.

#SemperFi

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

NW Arkansas asst. pitching coach Anthony Silkwood has a story to tell.

From M1A1 Abrams tanks to security checkpoints in Oman.

This is part 1 of 2.

#RaisingRoyals👑

[Donnie Monahan @DonnieMonahan23]

First tournament of the year with @YardGoats2
Stats:
Avg .571
Obp .727
Ops .1.299
Slg .571
H 4
1b 4
RBI 2
Walks 3
K 1
Hbp 1
Qab 69.23

[Gunnar Larner (Class of 2028) @gunnar_larner]

@MTFBaseball @YardGoats2 @PeterHamot13 @DrewLocascio

#catcher #classof2028

[Grady Stock @GradyStock09]

Grady Stock
RHP Class of '27
Meridian HS Macon, IL
Ht: 5'11" Wt: 180
GPA: 4.1 ACT: 25
5/14/26 Game: 6IP 2H 1ER 4K 5BB

Regular Season: 4-5 54.2IP 49H 27ER 69K 24BB 3.457 ERA 1.335 WHIP
https://t.co/A4R2csFqm5
#uncommitted #Classof2027 @PrepBaseballIL @YardGoats2 @BUncommitted

[Anthony Silkwood @Silkwood_AJ]

Perspective changes everything.

The goal was never just baseball.
It’s about impact, culture, and the standard you bring every single day.

Wins matter. But the way you influence people and shape culture lasts longer.

Just so thankful for the leaders who poured and continue to pour into me

[Yard Goat Baseball @YardGoats2]

💥 9U 🎉

[Yard Goat Baseball @YardGoats2]

Great weekend of development for the 8U Yard Goats. 🐏 ⚾️

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

Know what THE BEST ERA in the Carolina League gets you?

A flight to Davenport, Iowa!

Congratulations, Blake!

#RaisingRoyals👑

[Grady Stock @GradyStock09]

Start #3 = Win #3

Grady Stock RHP
Class of '27 Meridian HS, Macon, IL
Ht: 5'11" Wt: 180
GPA: 4.1

Game Stats: 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 10K, 5BB

Season Stats: 18IP, 3W, 9H, 4ER, 28K, 8BB

#uncommitted #Classof2027 @PrepBaseballIL @PB_Uncommitted @YardGoats2 @BUncommitted

[John Timmons @John_Timmons5]

Homerun #1 @BaseballMaroons @PrepBaseballIL @PB_Uncommitted @YardGoats2

[Anthony Silkwood @Silkwood_AJ]

Fired up to join the Kansas City @Royals as a Minor League Pitching Coach.

Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸

Go Royals ⚡️

[Anthony Silkwood @Silkwood_AJ]

Phase 2 Recap: ⚡️
Taking all the habits, workload management, and routines into the competition phase allowed us to focus on making calculated adjustments.
“Can this win games in the spring?”
If the answer is no, we fire and adjust.
This is a time to challenge where we are at ruthlessly. Through situational work and adversity, we tap into the competitiveness that defines us.

Overall:
Very process oriented. The process in the fall should be to accomplish the goals in the spring.
No one ever won a game that counted in college in October.
Did we practice winning baseball?
Are we tried and true with our process individually?

Identity:
We will be a hardworking pitching staff that thrives with adversity and throws nasty stuff through the strike zone.
Savages on the mound.

Staff Process:
We are built a focal point on four categories to get the result we want in the spring.
The most impressive this fall was the In-Zone WHIFF rates and how they climbed drastically from the first half to the second half.

In-Game Results:
Against outside opponents, collectively we had a 25.7% In-Zone WHIFF rate with the fastball averaging 92.3 MPH.
Both results provide winning baseball percentages.
The second half of the fall increased by 4.2%, and we had 8 guys above the goal IZ WHIFF %mark. That is a win.

Individual Process:
Each route of attacking our staff process looks slightly different as every pitcher is different.
What cue do we need to make a small adjustment?
What focal point should I attack?
Why save bullets when I know my teammate behind me worked hard to come in after me?
We provide solutions to problems and seek solutions, not answers.

Phase 3:
With an incredible partnership with @premierpitching , I have been able to tap deeper into body movement and correctives everywhere I have coached.
Having them as a resource is vital.

Application is everything. Knowing when and how much to push the needle is key, and they provide the tools to apply it when and where we need.
Our guys will crush this phase.
It is about giving the body a rest from the baseball while increasing the focus in the weight room and on mobility.

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