Former athlete, current hitting coach. YNWA, bears, š, Suns, Aztecs hoops
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I really think this is the end for Preller.
New owners are going to want their own people and with any luck, a modern hitting philosophy.
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Saw Dustin May get torched early in the year by the Tigers. They were hunting anything hard up in the zone and laying off anything else and he couldnāt land the offspeed stuff. Iād copy that approach
He has pitched better since tbf
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Realistically, the Padres should use an opener for every starter but King. Alternate Matsui and Peralta. The other 4 starters donāt have the stuff to get out LHHās consistently
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Why an opener? you donāt want your starters facing their best LHHās 3 times. Additionally, in a close game later, youāre not using Wandy anyway. So thereās potential for your starters to get you to the 6th and then straight to your leverage guys. #forthefaithful
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Jun 15
Iāve been trying to will Detmers to the Padres for a couple years
Jun 14
Nightengale: Reid Detmers starting to pick up traction among teams seeking a starter at the deadline.
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Jun 12
I dont agree with every aspect of that training, thereās good moves.I donāt think this is the reason Manny has struggled. The swing evolves, sometimes daily and Manny can quickly unwind things he doesnāt like.Each hitter is different and a good coach has many tools. Not 1 pattern
When your hitting department is so bad you go get outside help and they make you worse
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Jun 10
Not sure you could have 3 at bats as bad as Samad had to start this game. For him to come through with the game tying hit is pretty basebally.. good for him!
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Jun 10
What should it tell us when the at bats get better late in the game when the team is down a couple runs?
For me itās a sense of urgency/focus
How do you get that from pitch 1? Starts with preparation for me
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Jun 10
Pretty obvious issues for the Padres.
Ordinary RHP easy to plan against.
Donāt execute and take advantage of opportunities to do damage.
You arenāt set up to play the contact game based on who is in your lineup and you arenāt out slugging your opponents either
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Jun 10
Bad 1-0 take by Wagner imo. First pitch 4s.. (a rare pitch from singer) makes it incredibly likely youāre getting a Sinker 1-0. He does and takes it. A great pitch to do damage.
Still gets a knock on a flair so hard to argue
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Jun 10
Rates & Barrels pod discussed the Padres/mannyās analytic rant.
Main takeaway āthe padres arenāt an analytical organizationā
This needs to change and change fast. Youāre stuck with Manny and X but build a young base around them that take the team into this century
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Jun 9
Another poor sign for Padres player development.
Jun 9
Cleveland has the #1 pitching talent in the minors.
They rank 21st in Development Above Expectation.
DAE separates talent acquisition from coaching ā and orgs with higher DAE promote more arms (r=0.51).
Miami is #1 slightly ahead of Tampaš
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Jun 9
Org rankings.. Padres low walk high chase
Issues are organizational process not just the MLB hitting coaches
x.com/Prospect_Tilt/status/2ā¦
Jun 9
The three MLB farm systems with the highest walk rates?
Milwaukee. Cleveland. The Dodgers.
The three farm systems whose hitters chase the fewest pitches outside the zone?
Milwaukee. The Dodgers. Cleveland.
That's not a coincidence. That's organizational plate discipline.
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I became a better hitting coach when I realized hitters need to achieve the same thing.
Itās why you hear, hitters should swing 1-legged. In todayās Velo based sport, the ready position is with a foot up, as opposed to 15 yrs ago, when you got the foot down early
Jun 9
How long can you stay connected to the back side while riding a closed pelvis down the slope?
This leads to a late & powerful unload just before landing and doesn't allow the trunk to open early.
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