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Caught Looking: Jaw Clenching, Predicting Elbow Varus Torque, UCL Surgery and Command

January 14, 2021January 18, 2021

Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The Effects of Concurrent Activation Potentiation on Bat ...read more

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Offseason Training

POP-UP ARIZONA TRAINING

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Arizona, we’re back! Driveline is excited to announce the opening of a temporary pop-up shop at Yakkertech in Phoenix at 2910 ...read more

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Research

CAUGHT LOOKING: ROSIN, PORTABLE JUMP TESTS AND PERCEPTION TRAINING

December 31, 2020January 13, 2021

Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: EFFECTS OF ROSIN POWDER APPLICATION ON THE FRICTIONAL ...read more

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Hitting, Youth Baseball

YOUTH HITTING, “CORRECT” HITTING MECHANICS AND HITTING PLYOS

December 28, 2020January 13, 2021

Everybody wants good hitting mechanics. You want them, I want them, your athletes want them. Heck, even the folks that ...read more

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Research

Is Finding a Star Nothing But Luck?: Quantifying the Effectiveness of MLB Player Development

April 19, 2019January 8, 2021

As we’ve continued along with The Business Case For Player Development Series, we’ve attempted to evaluate and analyze specific subcomponents ...read more

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Research

What is the Value of a Prospect? An Updated Methodology

February 28, 2019January 8, 2021

This off-season and spring training have seen a major upheaval in the number and type of coach that is being ...read more

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Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics, Strength Training, Velocity Training

Player Development: Integration and Communication for Better Results

April 12, 2018January 8, 2021

Player development is the holy grail of baseball. Velocity, movement, command, injury prevention: the teams that can develop these traits ...read more

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Blog Article

Making the Sabermetric Argument for Increasing Fastball Velocity

May 12, 2012

In talking with major league executives, I often tell them: “What would it be worth if you could restore the ...read more

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Velocity Training

Andrew McNally: The 39-year old who won't give up on his dream (THT Article)

February 21, 2012

I wrote a new THT article that just went up today about current Driveline Baseball client Andrew McNally. Check it ...read more

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