HeyJaredFoundations on the Field
Foundations on the Field focuses on teaching the fundamentals and decision-making skills that drive success in baseball. With an emphasis on clear instruction and practical strategies, it prepares players to execute with confidence in game situations.
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The Best Command in Baseball Is Still a Cloud (opens the original)
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Catchers contribute toward strike throwing more than they’re given credit for. Their impact goes beyond framing, which in itself is a skill that has been exploited over the past decade. And while teams have widely worked on receiving pitches to be more deceptive where the catcher sets up might make an even bigger impact.Pitchers, when they throw, often miss in a general line either up and away arm side, or down and in arm side. This isn’t something new. Many people have written about this from t
Left Knee vs. Right Knee, Top to Bottom (opens the original)
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Nothing comes free in baseball, especially at the catcher position. Every decision teams and players make carries a trade-off, forcing everyone involved to weigh what they’re gaining against what they’re giving up. When the benefits clearly outweigh the costs, the decision becomes a no-brainer.The shift toward a one-knee-down stance has been exactly that kind of decision, and it’s taken hold across the entire league in just a few years. We’ve covered who’s doing what in past write-ups but today,
The Count Is the Pressure (opens the original)
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For hitters each pitch changes the situation that they are in. It’s built from countless combinations, each pitch applies its own pressure and pulling a player toward action he might not otherwise take. Every pitch carries its own invisible rules, and a hitter feels them whether he can name them or not. How a hitter treats an 0-0 count has almost nothing to do with how he treats an 0-2 count the situation is what forces the hitter to act.As the count tilts against a hitter, he swings more often,
Blue Jays, Red Sox, and a Rule Most Coaches Never See (opens the original)
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Fourth Out appeals rarely happen, but when they do, they expose a lack of situational awareness that costs runs and could easily be avoided when strange plays unfold. This situation really underscores the importance of fundamentals in baseball: not just understanding where and when things happen on the field, but why they happen and how the rules dictate play.The play last night between the Blue Jays and Red Sox highlighted the fact that teams must thoroughly understand the rulebook. That founda
Mattingly, Bochy, Cash, Venable: A Process Failure, Not a Knowledge Gap (opens the original)
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Will Venable walked out to the mound to talk to his infield about an appeal play against Cleveland. Two batters earlier, his pitching coach had already been out there trying to settle Noah Schultz.The plate umpire met Venable before he reached the dirt: that was his second visit to the same pitcher in the same inning. The crew initially told Venable that Schultz could finish the batter, then realized their own mistake Schultz had to come out immediately. Twenty-three pitches into his start, Schu
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