Kyle Harrington highlights why reliability is the most underrated trait in baseball. Learn why consistent players are critical for building successful teams.
Here's what we talk about in this episode:
Stephen was accelerating his barrel early, which is what we were teaching at the time, but by the time he got to contact, it was slowing down. Talk a little bit about that...When I looked at Javy Baez, I was seeing him really turn, they say when the pitcher shows you their back pocket, then the hitter shows the pitcher their back pocket. I think that’s flawed...It’s not how much hitter loads their upper torso that’s the issue with getting to inside pitch, it has to do with the barrel path...It was this way [swing down], but his barrel [Bonds] stayed this way [flat], and you'll look at videos, and it just stays flat to the ball that's up in the zone or inside in the zone. He was one of the best...There's a problem there if we want lower strikeouts, and we want a higher batting average, which some can argue isn't as important in today's game, but I still think it is...Where can people find you to get more information?