This week we welcome on former MLB pitcher and current Director of Pitching Development at The Ohio State University, Brad Goldberg. Brad returns to Ohio State after pitching for the Buckeyes during his collegiate career. He was named third team All-Big Ten selection in 2013, went 6-1 with a 2.99 earned-run average in 15 starts before being selected in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. During the last few years of his playing career he started to use analytics and immediately saw the impact it has on him as a player. Being able to use his experience in the MLB while also understanding analytics, technology, and most importantly knowing how to translate that information to each individual player, is what separates Brad from many other pitching coaches.

-       Advantage as a former MLB Pitcher who knows technology and analytics. 

-       Applying feel to help pitchers 

-       Pitching better when given access to data/analytics

-       Blew out teres major on one pitch, ended career

-       Game has changed more in the last 2-3 years than the previous 50 years. 

-       Temp, balance, and layback

-       Increasing layback with prehab

-       Fast tempo on the mound. 

-       Looking into release heights and accessing different parts of the zone. 

-       Learning to hinge, knowing how to load back hip.

-       Pushing off of inside back heel

-       Three points of pressure

-       Throwing footballs and re patterning motion.

-       Pitchers pulling open with front side. 

-       What is going on during first move? What happens at the start dictates the finish. 

-       Heavy ball in glove to help them stay closed. 

-       Kids are smart. They will go down rabbit holes. 

-       Giving kids a questionnaire to see how they learn best.

-       Players don’t want to sound stupid or unafraid to ask questions. 

-       Stanford research project – 90% of what we learn is visually.

-       Being able to speak the lingo of the player. 

-       Coaching yourself, is going to be the next revolution of player development.  

-       What have you done for me lately business.

-       A lot of guys who are playing Double A can play in the big leagues, however can they do it night in and night out? 

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