Owner/Co-Founder Gamers Baseball. Coached in youth baseball since 2004. Business Executive with Duraedge Products, the official playing surface of MiLB.
St. Louis, MO
Joined May 2022
- Tweets36
- Following86
- Followers59
- Likes1
Ryan Bradford's BaGS+ score is 5% better than #2 and #3 players and >10% better than all other 2500 hitters in Juco. How's this compare to the 2 most legendary Juco performances in recent history -- Harper and Pujols? Stunning. And ... this surprises no one in the Gamers.
There are 2,500 hitters on the #JUCOProduct BaGS Leaderboard! Here are the best among each geographic region, min. 50 PA.
The baseball universe is finding out about @JCCCBaseball Ryan Bradford, who has been #1 overall for several weeks!
Full Leaderboard:
datastudio.google.com/s/mhfV…
Incredibly, this was before the BBCOR era - so 1-0 game with -5 BESR magic bats.
In the data-driven baseball world, the mindless Twitter chatter around swing mechanics is getting increasingly lame (if possible). Data >> Talk. Just draw a chart with data that shows that in-game results (Y) are a function of some factor (X). Here's an example:
CoachGallion retweeted
‘25 RHP Ethan Martin (MO) holding velo at 86-88 & still popping 88 in the 5th. Ath mover, good feel for short & tight SL at 76-77. @PG_Uncommitted #WWBA @PGMidwestBB
CoachGallion retweeted
Congratulations to 17 Blue for being ONLY team from MO/IL to win their pool at @PerfectGameUSA #wwba . One of only 2 pool winners from entire Midwest region
CoachGallion retweeted
Jack Werkowitch (‘25 MO) working into the mid 80’s w/ the fastball. Attacking hitters in the zone & producing weak ground balls. Good frame @ 6’3 that will fill out & continue adding velo. #WWBA @PGMidwestBB #Lindenwood commit
CoachGallion retweeted
Congratulations to 17 Blue for reaching the round of 32 at @PerfectGameUSA #WWBA. The ONLY team from the Midwest region remaining in the 426 team, national event.
CoachGallion retweeted
Congratulations to 17 Blue Gamers for winning their pool at @perfectgameusa #WWBA for THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR - 15u, 16u, 17u. Getting ready to grind through bracket play Day 1. Been there.
CoachGallion retweeted
The MLB DRAFT begins July 14th, here are some important things to know💡
The MLB Draft went from 40 rounds to 20 rounds in 2021.
Eliminating roughly 600 players per year from being drafted by MLB clubs.
MLB also canceled 40 MiLB clubs, eliminating roughly 1000 MiLB roster spots that are not coming back.
The good news. MLB also partnered with 4 of the best independent professional leagues, making them “Professional MLB Partner Leagues”
The Atlantic League, Frontier League, American Association and Pioneer League respectively.
MLB clubs are now utilizing these four leagues, now more than ever, to make player signing decisions, test new rules and monitor players data analytics.
Independent professional baseball is more important now, more than any other time in history, for players pursuing playing for an MLB organization.
Independent professional baseball is much more competitive and impactful players careers than most people understand. I am offering this information to provide a larger perspective of the landscape.
Best of luck to all💯
CoachGallion retweeted
Cancelling this poll because everyone knows the answer. 14 African-American kids played in the CWS this year. 5 pitchers. Out of 300 players, 120 pitchers. That's astoundingly bad for college baseball. If everyone knows how extreme the problem is, why is it getting worse not better?
Last night of @NCAAD1 baseball tonight! 288 players made it to Omaha for the final 8. How many African-American players were on the rosters? Note -- If this was basketball/football the number would be like 140+.
4%100
28%29
47%14
21%5
53 votes • Final resultsCancelling this poll because everyone knows the answer. 14 African-American kids played in the CWS this year. 5 pitchers. Out of 300 players, 120 pitchers. That's astoundingly bad for college baseball. If everyone knows how extreme the problem is, why is it getting worse not better?
Last night of @NCAAD1 baseball tonight! 288 players made it to Omaha for the final 8. How many African-American players were on the rosters? Note -- If this was basketball/football the number would be like 140+.
4%100
28%29
47%14
21%5
53 votes • Final resultsLast night of @NCAAD1 baseball tonight! 288 players made it to Omaha for the final 8. How many African-American players were on the rosters? Note -- If this was basketball/football the number would be like 140+.
4%100
28%29
47%14
21%5
53 votes • Final results
Despite all the talk from @ABCA1945, @NCAABaseball and @MLB, the cold reality is that a black starting pitching in non-SWAC D1 baseball is RARER than a black hockey player in the NHL. Facts. But hey, let's pretend that everything is OK. It is not intentional right?
CoachGallion retweeted
Actually swing & miss stuff RIGHT NOW, with sinker at 92+ and slider at 84. To date in Prospect League - 7.1 IP, 11K's, 0 RA. 2W, 1 Save. GPA of 3.0 with Associates Degree completed.
#Uncommitted Spotlight-RHP-Markell Dixon-FB up to 94, will pitch in the 89-92 range, slider to create swing & miss, history of swing & miss stuff. Pitching this summer for @ofallonbaseball 3.1 IP, 3 K, 1 BB, 2 H early on this summer @The_Noah_Sharp @PBR_JUCO
Watching summer college baseball. Game is on artificial turf which has made it a joke - big hop groundballs are singles and prevent double plays, outfielders are afraid to attack the ball, and one ball hopped over LF for bases loaded triple. Why have we done this to baseball?
Why? It’s because decision makers choose to sacrifice the quality of the game and to spend taxpayer/donor dollars to reduce work on their part. It’s not their money but they get all the benefit (reduced work).
And people complain about the high cost of youth baseball. #1 biggest investment over past decade has been in carpet at $1-2 million/field; resulting in higher costs across the board. Plastic is a big reason baseball is becoming a rich kid sport.
Over weekend saw 5 pitchers at 3 different locations slip and fall on plastic mounds. People with turf deny this happens—it happens all the time. Add to this all the slipping around by infielders and baserunners. Plastic impacts 5-10 plays per game. Why do we let this happen?