Hitting guy at a pitching conference generating the most laughs and having one of my favorite presentations was not something I expected. Dan Hennigan of Brains & Barrels killed it.
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A couple players heโs recently worked with: Ryan OโHearn, Taylor Walls
He walked through some key phrases he uses in house to communicate ideas โ โBlades & Wobblesโ โScrewsโ and common terms like Shapes and Balance. The common language he used reminded me a lot of what Jagers mentioned regarding having agreed-upon language that stretches through organizations around central ideas.
My main takeaway from his talk is that something Iโve been thinking about a bit from the advance scouting standpoint โ there is room to throw pitches that large samples of info say โdonโt workโ versus a particular handedness of hitter in situations versus specific hitters.
Dan walked through this concept versus two of the best hitters in the game (first pic below) but highlighting shapes that donโt work based on their swing preferences.
He also pointed out some hitters who struggle with versus specific types and why (ie, Alek Thomas vs breaking balls).
Fun topic to dissect, especially for those in the gameplanning space.