@FergPitching

Former thrower of ⚾️s at PLU & OSU | @DrivelineBB Pitching Trainer

Joined July 2025
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🧵 1/7 The kick change is a changeup variant where a spiked middle finger “kicks” the ball’s axis forward. Fastball arm speed + changeup spin + splitter style depth = a harder pitch that drops more than a traditional cambio. Check out this nasty @keenan_masters kick change
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"Getting hot at the right time" is one of the most repeated phrases when it comes to playoff baseball. I pulled 25 seasons of MLB data (no 2020) to find out if it's actually predictive, or just something we say when a team wins it all. 🧵
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Maybe it's not raw win% but running hot relative to your own baseline that matters. I subtracted each team's full season win% from their window win%. WS winners: +.023 above their norm Rest of the playoff field: +.021 The signal disappears when you control for team quality.
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September tells you who's good. It doesn't tell you who wins in October. 15/25 WS champions finished above their playoff field's average down the stretch, basically a coin flip. "Getting hot at the right time" is a story that's written after the parade.
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Jackson Sigman
@GetSiggyWithIt_Oct 15
Depending upon your role, the game demands the following: 🔘500-700 throws per week 🔘2,000-3,000 throws per month Your throwing program should ensure the first time you hit these weekly and monthly volumes is NOT in the month of June
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Nicholas Palumbo@njpalumbo2000Oct 15
We are 3 Months into Ian Anderson's Return to Throw off of Shoulder Surgery Here is a look into exactly what we have done to get Ian back better than he was before and the principles being followed. Details Below 🧵
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Kyle Boddy
@drivelinekyleOct 10
"Driveline" has become a verb dadcoaches and uneducated fans sling around as a synonym for... well, who knows really. Whatever they don't like, I guess. What does "Driveline" really stand for? Simple: Writing things down, continually.
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Replying to @ADiegoJr
@ADiegoJr has been putting in some WORK so far this summer and early fall since assessing with us in July. Peak: 83.3 -> 89.8 Avg: 79.4 -> 86.6 He's also been up to 92 at fall showcases since and still has plenty left in the tank🚀
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What changed? Along with some gains on the HP side, we cleaned up a few things on the throwing side: - Improved lead leg block - Improved rotational velos - Better timing + magnitude of hip-shoulder separation - Elbow flexion inside 90 degrees -> increase in max shoulder ER
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Stevie Thomas
@Stevie_T12Oct 9
Austin Riley in the last 6 years: '21-'23 - 4.9 WAR/600, .382 wOBA '24-'26 - 2.0 WAR/600, .319 wOBA He's gone from one of the best hitters in the league to an average player, what changed? 🧵
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Perfect Game Scout
@PG_ScoutingOct 4
‘27 RHP Alejandro Diego (FL) tosses up a quick 0 here in relief. Overpowered & worked strictly w/ the FB at 88-90. Ball is taking off up from long 6’7” frame, young for the class. @PG_Uncommitted #WWBAWorlds @Florida_PG @ftbteams
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The solution to throwing harder is often times right in front of our faces. How do I throw harder? Train to throw hard and watch the results speak for themselves.
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Driveline Baseball
@DrivelineBBSep 24
We're Hiring! Looking for Pitching Coaches for our Dominican Republic location 🇩🇴 Apply today ➡️ teamworkonline.com/baseball-…
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Jackson Sigman
@GetSiggyWithIt_Sep 23
Gone are the days of "getting a MoCap" and being ahead of the curve Whether its through a facility in a bullpen or using in-game data, the edge is no longer having Motion Capture data - its how you use it 🧵
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Don't forget these shapes too👀
Driveline Baseball
@DrivelineBBSep 23
19-year-old Cleveland second-rounder Will Hynes throwing gas, aiming for 95+. Best fastball of the pen graded 64 on the 20-80 scale. Stuff grades weigh movement as well as velocity, so a harder fastball doesn't automatically grade better. His best fastballs had a better movement profile at a comparable velo, and that's what separated their grades.
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Connor Scheich
@c_scheichSep 21
Connor Scheich | 2027 | RHP/OF | IMG Academy FB: 89-91 with 21"+ IVB Exit Velo: 104+ 60: 6.9 OF Velo: 92 Hit .385 on IMG National team last spring
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Noah McBride@McBrideStrengthSep 20
Cool computer vision work being done here in FL. Also a reminder that even if you don’t have a CV project that tracks every throw, all your throws should be to a target. Concurrent training principles should also be applied to your skills. Stuff+command can be trained together
Nicholas Palumbo@njpalumbo2000Sep 11
There are few jobs that allow you to turn any idea into reality. Driveline will always be the land for new ideas Latest idea - CV Ball Tracking to measure command, not only in bullpens but on every throw. #bigstrikes #noballs S/O @Stevie_T12 for the seeds!
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Nicholas Palumbo@njpalumbo2000Sep 11
There are few jobs that allow you to turn any idea into reality. Driveline will always be the land for new ideas Latest idea - CV Ball Tracking to measure command, not only in bullpens but on every throw. #bigstrikes #noballs S/O @Stevie_T12 for the seeds!
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What does 95 mph at 180 lbs look like? @WillHynes8 Take a look at these skelly views, what do you notice?
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