Bio

Drafted out of Smithsburg HS (MD) in 2009

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs out of Coastal Carolina in 2012

Played in the Cubs organization from 2012-2017 

Finished his degree at Coastal Carolina and assisted in daily pitching work where he got to see how to manage the pitching staff, and was the bullpen coach.

Hired as a developmental coach for the Baltimore Orioles where he developed advanced reports, and acted as the bullpen coach, and helped the pitching coach.

Currently the pitching coach for the Frederick Keys A ball affiliate in the Carolina League.

Wise beyond his years!

Show Notes

Its not about what just worked for you, but what works best for the player!

If you let the guys have a identity you get the most out of them

The Orioles do a great job not only with player development but coaches development

Advanced reporting done through trackman and learn how to attack hitters

Can’t be information overlord, and let the guys have a plan to help them move forward

There is not one way of doing it, and do what works for!

I need to do what I am good at, but chip away of the things I am not good at

The player needs to be his best coach!

Its about creating the relationship to build trust!

Pitchers labeled by color based on who they are (yellow guy)

Put my ego aside, and ask about what other guys did to help them succeed. 

Progression takes years

Player plans are fluid and need tweaked as necessary 

Identify what the pitcher hasMovement profile

Location

Best Combination of pitches

Stand behind the guy and shoot some clips to show him the actionArm at release

Combination of everything based on the pitcher

Arm action will tell you a lot about what the ball should do

How is the body moving

Do you have success horizontally or vertically in the zone? That will help you find what will be good sequence of pitches

Work from the plate backwards - if you aren’t landing it on the plate, “is it useful?”

Buckets of pitcher Vertical guy - up in the zone with high spinning BB. 

Sinker guy - two seam guy who lives in the bottom of zone with sweeping slider

Who you are, Who the hitter is, and attack with your strengths

Where you are at physically, and what pace you are growing, not only physically but mentally.

Have to have the internal drive to put the work into it, and make it happen

Working hard won’t guarantee you to play in the big leagues

Best players:Have a routine

Huge sense of detail

Know how to take practice and translate it into the game

Self confidence that cannot be touched

BIGGEST thing - they learn from mistakes and get better! STOIC

See the difference between the high rising fastballs by studying video with the data

Test yourself with the data to see if your eyes are seeing what it really is

Common Language between you and the players to when a players “feels good” when he does something well

We need to get it to where YOU (the player) understands it. The player needs to own it and be his own!

Lessons have given me an opportunity to give players what they need. Foundational work, and movement profiles, and get coaching reps, and be a better communicator.  

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