After all of the injuries in 2019 the Yankees have hired Cressey to gut and rebuild their training department. Under the deal he will not give up his current Cressey Sports Performance business or his ability to train players from other MLB organizations.
My son is at the Florida facility training with Eric this week and, along with my wife who took him, he has a front row seat for the excitement....pretty cool.
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One of the very best, no doubt. Good move for both parties.
Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
Probably not a coincidence that the Yankees new pitching coach, Matt Blake, used to be the pitching coordinator at Cressey’s home location in Massachusetts.
A tip of the cap to the Yankees for hiring Cressey to retool their club. I wish the Red Sox would have hired him. We have an ol' family sayin at Casa de Fenwaysouth…"snooze you lose". Clearly the Red Sox are snoozing or in hibernation. I haven't figured out which yet.
Fenway, that is a beautiful illustration and must be hanging on your living room wall! In our house, we say "Hard work beats talent". And "when in doubt outspend for the world-class trainers" (ok, I made that one up)! Shame on the Sox for letting the Stanks steal a home town beast!
TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
Not stirring the pot here but what is considered old school philosophy, if analytics are not involved.
TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
How is that relevant to hiring Cressey? Balkovec was not mentioned in the thread at all, so what was it about Cressey that you thought was a big change to the Yankees “old school philosophy,” because your post was in reply to hiring Cressey.
TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
I'm aware of this. Was just saying this has been going on for years, the yankees haven't been that "stupid spending" team they were portrayed as for quite some years now, they just still had that image from the time they gave tons of big contracts till age 40+
Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
I'm aware of this. Was just saying this has been going on for years, the yankees haven't been that "stupid spending" team they were portrayed as for quite some years now, they just still had that image from the time they gave tons of big contracts till age 40+
I agree with you, I suppose that is why they need to take a better approach to keeping players healthy, so that they can keep them healthy so they can fulfill their commitments.
TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
TPM - Actually, I find the Balkovec move more interesting than Cressey. Most hitting coaches are former MLB hitters who have successfully demonstrated they are capable of hitting MLB pitching. A strength and conditioning coach is usually NOT a former MLB hitter or player. They are not the same. This is new territory from my perspective.
I follow a number of sports including golf and tennis which also include very fine motor skills to hit a ball. Fine motor skills have nothing to do with strength and conditioning. The athletes in these sports have seperate strength & conditioning coaches as well as hitting coaches for a reason. Some of the elite tennis players will have specific hitting coaches (serves, baseline, volley, etc..). Each of these strokes are different from one another just as hitting a baseball can be. I have serious doubts about the ability of any former strength and conditioning coach to be a MLB hitting coach unless they've been in that batters box facing 95+mph fastballs, curveballs, sliders, changeups, etc.... This is definitely thinking outside the box. I'm very curious to see how this works out for her.
It is pretty neat to see people like Eric have this much success. Way back in the day, Eric was on various sites presenting his thoughts and sharing information. Congratulations Eric!
fenwaysouth posted:TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
TPM - Actually, I find the Balkovec move more interesting than Cressey. Most hitting coaches are former MLB hitters who have successfully demonstrated they are capable of hitting MLB pitching. A strength and conditioning coach is usually NOT a former MLB hitter or player. They are not the same. This is new territory from my perspective.
I follow a number of sports including golf and tennis which also include very fine motor skills to hit a ball. Fine motor skills have nothing to do with strength and conditioning. The athletes in these sports have seperate strength & conditioning coaches as well as hitting coaches for a reason. Some of the elite tennis players will have specific hitting coaches (serves, baseline, volley, etc..). Each of these strokes are different from one another just as hitting a baseball can be. I have serious doubts about the ability of any former strength and conditioning coach to be a MLB hitting coach unless they've been in that batters box facing 95+mph fastballs, curveballs, sliders, changeups, etc.... This is definitely thinking outside the box. I'm very curious to see how this works out for her.
I think you got it. This definetly thinking outside the box, and the hiring of her is definetly away from the norm. She was a softball catcher in college and I read somewhere she just finished up working at Driveline on some research. She begins somewhere in the minor league system and this isn't her first gig in MLB.
Not to take away from their outstanding content, but they have taken advantage of social media and I too am pleased/happy for their success.
fenwaysouth posted:TPM posted:Dominik85 posted:TPM posted:Yankees are making big changes to their old school philosophy.
This is another excellent move.
The yankees weren't old school at all. Cashman is a very sabermetric guy and the yankees player development was quite well known for improving velo of the pitching prospects. Maybe they were old school in the 2000s but certainly not the last 3-4 years.
I didnt say anything about analytics, did I?
Yankees just hired, Rachel Balkovec, the first woman hitting coach, formerly a strength and conditioning coach for 3 MLB teams.
You can follow her on Twitter or @rachelbalkovec.com
TPM - Actually, I find the Balkovec move more interesting than Cressey. Most hitting coaches are former MLB hitters who have successfully demonstrated they are capable of hitting MLB pitching. A strength and conditioning coach is usually NOT a former MLB hitter or player. They are not the same. This is new territory from my perspective.
I follow a number of sports including golf and tennis which also include very fine motor skills to hit a ball. Fine motor skills have nothing to do with strength and conditioning. The athletes in these sports have seperate strength & conditioning coaches as well as hitting coaches for a reason. Some of the elite tennis players will have specific hitting coaches (serves, baseline, volley, etc..). Each of these strokes are different from one another just as hitting a baseball can be. I have serious doubts about the ability of any former strength and conditioning coach to be a MLB hitting coach unless they've been in that batters box facing 95+mph fastballs, curveballs, sliders, changeups, etc.... This is definitely thinking outside the box. I'm very curious to see how this works out for her.
What about her time spent at driveline as an instructor? Her name has been on some of their hitting and pitching projects. Based on how many MLB teams are taking Driveline staff, I would image that influenced the Yanks
She is listed as a fellow. I read that she had been working on a research project.
Maybe Kyle Boddy could drop by and fill us in now that the ABCA convention is over.
