Blending what our eyes see and what data presents

to enhance day-to-day organizational output.

My Journey

I am currently the Major League Bullpen Catcher for the Chicago Cubs. I have had prior experience in the Cubs organization where I served as a Minor League Development coach (AA) for the 2021 season. The role collaborated with R&D and field staff on player development targets and implementations.

From 2019 to 2020 I had the privilege to serve as a Minor League Development Coach (AA) with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to my role with the Dodgers, I served as a Minor League Video Associate in 2018 for the San Diego Padres (AA) as well as a Minor League Bullpen Catcher for the San Diego Padres (AA) from 2015 to 2017 for parts of three seasons.

I have held a variety of private sector off-season baseball training roles. I had the opportunity to serve as the Director of Pitching and Pitching Analytics Coordinator at DST San Antonio. Additionally, I had the opportunity to serve at TRPD Baseball in Austin, Texas as a Development Coordinator and Pitching Instructor.

My college playing experience encompassed five seasons spanning three years (2013-2016) at The University of Texas Permian Basin earning a B.S. in Communications and two years (2016-2018) at Hardin-Simmons University earning a Master of Business Administration.

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Skill Set

Bullpen Catching

My experience includes currently serving at the Major League level as the Chicago Cubs Bullpen Catcher. In my current role with the Cubs, I communicate daily with relief pitchers about pitch movement data. and provide feedback during bullpens. My daily responsibilities include playing catch with pitchers as well as analyzing data to contribute to the Major League pitching department regarding coaching decisions. Prior as a Development Coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers, I was able to coach during the day and serve as the bullpen catcher during games in order to improve staff efficiency. Prior to my time with LA, I spent parts of three seasons as a Bullpen Catcher at the Double-A level for the San Diego Padres.

Pitching Instruction

My current role allows me to plug into conversations about the short-term and long-term development of pitchers at the Major League level. I am offered the opportunity to provide daily cueing to Major League pitchers paired with daily conversations tied to TrackMan, Hawkeye and Kinatrax data. My prior role as a Development Coach meant I was relied on to communicate pitch design concepts and cues to conceptualize pitch movement data and translate advanced scouting information into actionable steps with pitchers and staff. Additionally, I constructed unique videos that blended in various elements to enhance pitchers’ understanding of advanced pitch sequencing, optimal arsenal zones and pitch movement progressions.

Data Analysis and Advanced Scouting

Currently, at the Major League level, I am tasked daily to analyize development goals and pitch movement data for our pitchers. In my prior role as a Minor League Development Coach, I was expected to be the resident analyst of the coaching staff. Each day was spent investigating team and individual trends in pitching, hitting and fielding data. Data translation was a large part of my role having to concisely communicate complex data into coachable points. I also created secondary advanced templates in order to enhance player/staff digestion of key information.

Research and Development

In prior roles I was empowered to initiate and collaborate on research projects that attempted to shine light in rarely explored areas of baseball. Using existing technologies I attempted to manipulate them into alternate applications that could offer unique information and be directly applied to player performance. My prior roles required me to be the resident expert operating, troubleshooting and interpreting Trackman, Hawkeye, Rapsodo Pitching/Hitting/Insight, K-Vest, 4D Motion, Edgertronic, BATS, HitTrax, and other technologies.

Educational Presentations

Using experiences and information gained at the professional level I was able to coordinate and conduct weekly educational presentations at DST to San Antonio area college coaches about the impact of new age analytics and correlations to organizational output. Some of the topics included vertical location effectiveness in relation to fastball vertical break, establishing organizational averages to asses incoming athletes, and using public data to enhance the player learning curve of pitch movement metrics.

Formation of Pitching Curriculum

At DST San Antonio I was responsible for leading daily pitching, instruction, and analysis. My role was to collaborate with others in the pitching department to develop individual programs for optimal athlete growth. I got to work with the strength and hitting departments on daily floor scheduling while working to identify athlete inefficiencies.

Baseball Experience

  • Chicago Cubs

    Major League Bullpen Catcher

    2021 - Present

    Minor League Development Coach (AA)

    2021

    Los Angeles Dodgers

    Minor League Development Coach (AA)

    2019 - 2022

    San Diego Padres

    Minor League Video Associate (AA)

    2019

    Minor League Bullpen Catcher (AA)

    2015 - 2018

  • DST San Antonio

    Director of Pitching

    Winter 2021

    Coordinator of Pitching Analytics

    Fall & Winter 2020

    TRPB Baseball

    Pitching Instructor and Development Coordinator

    2018 - 2019 (Off-Season)

  • Hardin Simmons University

    Relief Pitcher

    2016 - 2018

    The University of Texas Permian Basin

    Relief Pitcher

    2013 - 2016

Pitching Visuals

 
 

Edwin Diaz Pitch and Grip Mix - A Closer Look

Liam Hendricks Pitch and Grip Mix - A Closer Look

Above Average Fastball Induced Vertical Break (iVB) Visualization

Devin Williams Changeup - A Closer Look

Reading List

  • Wake Effects on Movement

    By Trip Somers

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  • An Attempt to Quantify Pitcher Deception

    By Ben Lindbergh

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  • 2022 Bride Seminar - Advanced Pitch Design

    By Brian Bannister

    Read

  • Command Tracking and Catcher Targets

    Video by Lance Brozdowski

    Watch

  • Max Exit Velocity and Isolated Power Relationship

    By Nate Schwartz

    Read

Blog

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Ways to reach out

If you're in the game and would like to engage in meaningful discussions, forge new connections, or delve into my background, please don't hesitate to connect with me.