Over the last decade, many new pitching stats have been created, including FIP, SIERA, CSW%, and xFIP, all with the single purpose of getting a better understanding of a pitcher’s ability beyond the ERA. Recently, a new pitching stat was created by Eno Sarris which he calls Stuff+.
What is it? and how can it be helpful?
Today we’re sitting down with Tyler Rost, Duke University’s Director of Player Development. Tyler brings a great deal of experience to the table and is a great listen. Topics include:
Today we’re sitting down with Zach Kollar, RPP Director of Strength and Conditioning . Zach has been a big part of what we’ve develop here on the S&C side of things during the past few years . Join us as we’ll be discussing training “power” in rotational athletes. Topics Include:
U. Mass Lowell Baseball commit Nolan Geisler, a rising senior at Bayonne High School in New Jersey, has been having quite a spring and summer season. Nolan started training at RPP, in September 2021, near the start of his Sophomore year. On July 9th of the same year, his peak velocity according to a Perfect Game event was 77 mph. Fast forward to this spring and summer, Nolan has been sitting 86-88 and touching 89.
How did he do it?
Continue reading “Athlete Highlight: Nolan Geisler’s Journey from 77 mph to 89 mph”
When you train as many pitchers as we do, often times common themes begin to emerge. One such theme is the types of baseball pitching mechanics issues that we observe most often in pitchers. Well, here they are, along with some things we do (barring any glaring mobility issues observed in the assessment) from a corrective standpoint both in the tunnel and in the weight room to address them.
Continue reading “What are the Most Common Pitching Mechanics Issues?”
Today, we’re sitting down with RPP Pitching Coordinator, Jake Lebovitch and discussing all aspects of pitch design. This is a great episode and topics include:
Continue reading “Podcast #59: Pitch Design with RPP Pitching Coordinator Jake Lebovitch”
Rising College Sophomore Andrew Holub joined us this summer for the 3-month college hitting development program. Andrew is an infielder who has just finished his first year at Wake Tech Community College in North Carolina. At 6’2” and 215 lbs. he is strong and physical. This past spring, he finished the season with a .335 batting average. His plan for the summer is to elevate the ball a bit more and increase his overall slugging average. He began training in May, and needless to say, a lot has already changed. Andrew recently hit a PR of 109 mph exit velo, his previous peak EV before the summer program was in the mid- to high 90s.
How did he do it?
Continue reading “Athlete Highlight – Wake Tech’s Andrew Holub Recent Exit Velo as High as 109 mph”
After testing and working with Driveline Pulse sensors this past off-season, beginning this summer we decided to fully implement a workload management system for our pitchers. The purpose is to help manage throwing workload in our throwing programs on a year-round basis. Workload is a general term used to describe how much stress is being placed on a pitcher’s arm during both a single throwing session and over a period of time (as in a week or month).
The basic premise is as follows.
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To better maximize our training time in the gym, we need to focus on only what the athlete needs without taking away the attributes that they are already good at.
Testing max strength helps us determine what the focus of training will be throughout the upcoming training period. This enables us to prioritize the athletes “lowest hanging fruit” when it comes to Strength (> 80% 1RM) vs Power (between 30-80% 1RM). We utilize VBT to help better pinpoint specific strength zones. Continue reading “How Strong is Strong Enough?”
Today I’ll be talking in-depth about the most recent version of our in-house assessment, what we test and how we use it to create the ultimate programming for our athletes.
Topics include:
Continue reading “Podcast #58: Assessing and Prioritizing Training Pitchers and Position Players”
