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Originally posted by 643_DP:
4gen: Interesting. Again, no offense intended...just added commentary/questions.
1) Improving a player 70%-90%? I guess that is possible, if the player was really, really far behind. As a guy who deals with numbers, I find it very far fetched that anyone is going to improve a player 70-90% in the older age groups. From what you have said so far, you are going to improve a player's arm strength 70-90%...defense 70-90%...speed 70-90%...power 70-90%...hitting ability 70-90%...increse his velo 70-90%...Do you see where I'm going with this subject? If you would like to be credible in the baseball world, be careful what you advertise..
2) Jaramillo Scale based on the average major league player? Please explain how in the world you project a 14-15 year old kid comparably to a major league player. Again, as someone who has done this for a living...I am very interested in how someone can project a kid who throws 80mph as a 15 year old? There are so many variables to consider. It is mind boggling. It CANNOT be done...at least not with any validity.
3) Rudy and Tony's hitting instruction is well known and well respected. I just think it would be extremely difficult for them to have much involvement with the program...aside from a few off season months.
Thank you for the ongoing dialogue and keeping it constructive.
This is good dialogue and thank you for your interest.
No offense taken.........It's actually funny to read in your post......"From what you have said so far"....and then you go on to say things that I did not say and then you caution "me" about being credible.
Again, no offense taken. This is what I mean when I say we are different. I guess we are coming at it from such a dramatically different direction that it's a hard concept for people to grasp. People seem to have been tainted by the "select ball" theology and cannot understand an instructional approach. In my opinion, it has become too much about the results and not enough about the processes.
1) If you'll look back, I don't think you can find where I've made any claims about improving arm strength, velocity, power, or speed. I have never said anything, in any post, about improving those things. Although, we have several players with velocity gains of 7-8 MPH, and players with 60 time improvements of .5 or more, and catchers' pop times that have shown improvements of .4 since last fall, those are not the measurements we use to determine our success.
If you'll check, all I've ever said is that we focus on fundamentals, technique, polish, mental approach and the overall "professional presence" of our players. I said we try to be "the most fundamentally sound players on the field" and "when we win, we win because our players are successful in the application of our training principles".
2) Again, this JS rating is not a "projection" of tools or future physical ability. As I stated, the "Jaramillo Scale" of
professional development is an
"in-house" unit of measurement, developed by Aaron Jaramillo, and it's based on the average major league player. We use it to determine the training requirements and the training priorities for our players. It is entirely subjective and means nothing to anyone but us.
Look at a major league player, and a 15 year old kid and notice the difference in their fundamental skills. (Not physical ability but how do they look when they play?) For that matter, look at a 15 year old American player and compare him to a 15 year old Venezuelan or Dominican player that's been trained in one of the baseball academies.
Notice the difference in polish and technique. What about how they prepare for a game or approach it mentally. Do they do the little things that the pro scouts look for? Do they set up right on a ground ball. Do they position the glove correctly? Do they carry their last error or bad at-bat to the next play? Do they have a "port-folio" on defense? Are they mentally tough enough to grind through momentum changes, bad calls, errors and strike outs and stay focused on the next pitch? Can they control their emotions? Can they maintain positive self talk? That's what our JS ratings are based on.
3) Again, I've never said anywhere that Rudy was any more to Aaron or Tony or this organization than Uncle Rudy. He is not involved in any day to day activites or decisions. He
has come out several times. He is always there for both Aaron and Tony if they need him just as any loving uncle would be. This uncle just happens to be considered the greatest hitting instructor in the history of baseball and he has taught the same principles to his nephews, Tony AND Aaron.
I also stated very clearly that Tony joins us in the fall during his "off-season" and then returns to the Red's when they require him to return.
Aaron created this organization and he is the sole owner and director of all things JBC and his family is just that, his family. All three of them talk hitting all the time. Collectively, they constantly look for ways to improve their instruction and training effectiveness and they attempt to evolve together.
Aaron Jaramillo has had the benefit of learning from both his uncle and his brother. Aaron has also had to develop several training methods, on his own, that are specific to the amateur player that would not work with a pro player. Training a player that has not already reached the professional level brings a completely different set of challenges (building a swing instead of fine tuning) and calls for a step by step process and approach. You cannot give them too much information too soon. It has to be a process and if you rush it, the player will struggle and may lose confidence in the program.
In addition to the JS rating, Aaron has also developed many other innovative ideas including the "360" approach to hitting that teaches the hitters how to make mid at-bat and mid-game adjustments. Again, our focus is on teaching.
Hope this more clearly states our approach and philosophy.
