Pitch tunneling seems like an impossible skill to teach without a fancy slow motion camera and advanced technology like Rapsodo or Trackman. But we experimented with using a L-screen and a couple PVC pipes and had success. We got the point across to our pitchers and they seemed to feel the difference quicker between pitches …
The high school baseball season is here but that does not mean that player development stops. We want to give our players full time access to the gym, coaching and training tools while they play at their respective schools. Even though the players will be doing a majority of their throwing at practice and games, we …
Rogue Baseball’s Year-Round Throwing Program is designed to educate and guide players through what they need to be doing all year long to keep their body healthy and prepared while increasing velocity, command, and their overall pitching arsenal. Based on info from the athlete’s initial assessment, mechanics, deficiencies, schedule and goals, we are able to …
The best tool a baseball player can have is a strong mind. Most players would agree the mental aspect of baseball is harder than the physical aspect. I once sat down during a junior college practice with Scott Elarton (big league pitcher from 1998-2008) and asked him what the biggest difference between each level of …
Here at Rogue we have developed a stat that will not show up in the box score of any major league game; It’s called the DMO index. I’d argue that all dominate pitchers in the league would have very high DMO indexes even though they don’t know it. The stat is process based, rather than …
For my first blog post for Rogue Baseball I want to talk about an aspect of development that I feel is often over looked and a touchy subject for some coaches. Who should the athlete listen to? Which coach is right? Which coach gets the credit? These questions seem to have value to some but …
