Velocity vs. Command: What Young Pitchers Should Really Focus On By George Carralejo
If you’ve been around youth baseball in the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard the same phrase a hundred times: “He throws hard.” Velocity is the hot topic. Every young pitcher wants to light up the radar gun, and every scout loves a fastball that pops. But after nearly two decades of coaching high school […]
The Science of Pitching: Mechanics Every High School Pitcher Must Master By George Carralejo
If I had a dollar for every time I heard a young pitcher say, “I just want to throw harder,” I’d be writing this from a beach somewhere. But after nearly two decades of coaching high school and college baseball, I can tell you this: velocity without mechanics is a short road to injury and […]