David Cone’s biography “The Evolution of a Pitcher” is a book many of our pitchers read this last year Cone pitched for 17 MLB seasons, won 5 World Series titles, won 20 games twice, led the league in K’s for 3 straight seasons, and was a 5x All Star. His book has good insights into pitching, as well as several interesting stories in his journey to success in MLB One of the stories that stands out in particular is the clashes he had in his early years with his Royals pitching

A pitcher hitting 90 mph used to be a key marker of performance. It meant a pitcher was “throwing gas”, and for decades, 90 meant scholarship offers, draft interest, and even hope at a major leaguer career However, especially in the last 20 years, “hitting 90” has come to mean little to nothing The reason is advancements in technology The original Ra-Gun from the 1970’s and 1980’s would measure the velocity of the pitch at about 50 feet in, 10 feet short of home plate Then th

With all pitching mechanics: You can tweak this, adjust that, copy him, I saw this one thing on IG reels: It’s all just words if you can’t PHYSICALLY perform it Many guys would benefit from mechanical improvements, but they lack what they need to actually improve: 1) Strength 2) Athleticism What often looks like “poor mechanics” typically isn’t because of lack of understanding, or lack of “working hard”: but rather, physical shortcomings that don’t allow for the correct movem