In this age of Major League Baseball, one in which data, analytics and technology are at the forefront and supply teams with substantiated numbers and information, players and front offices are using these advances to help enhance talent and shape organizational philosophies. While utilizing this technology and data, players, coaches and the front office are able to more accurately assess...
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Even though Ron Swoboda wasn’t the best player or one that possessed a ton of tools, his name is forever revered by Mets’ fans for his contributions in bringing the first championship to Queens in 1969, after seven-straight losing seasons since the club came into existence in 1962. What Swoboda was to many was ‘the affable everyman,’ a grinder on the field with a...
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For seventeen major league seasons, David Cone continually sought information and tutelage for anything that would help give him an advantage on the mound. From seeking instruction as a 19-year-old prospect from future Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry to pitch designing before it became en vogue in today’s game to assimilating with the advanced metrics for his benefit on the mound and...
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The life of a minor league baseball player is one that’s filled with great hope and desire. A desire to fulfill one’s ultimate dream that, for many, started on local baseball fields, sandlots or backyards: to make it to the Major Leagues. In this pursuit, the young players embark on a path that they hope will lead them to this ascent. The countless hours of honing one’s craft...
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More than two and a half years have passed since Scott Kazmir last appeared in a major league game. The date was September 23, 2016, when the former top pitching prospect toed the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his 12th big league season. It would be Kazmir’s first start back in over a month for L.A. after he landed on the disabled list with neck inflammation and later thoracic...
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