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Cressey, Eric, 72, 76–77, 154
Cross, Rod, 109
Culture of the School and the Problems of Change, The (Sarason), 127
Cy Young Award, 8, 24, 34, 71, 118, 119, 123, 124, 134, 135, 136, 175, 187, 188, 210, 237, 241, 250, 280, 281, 282, 285, 343, 345, 351
Dalbec, Bobby, 102–103
Daley-Harris, Micah, 215
Daniels, Matt, 204–205, 206, 304, 330
Darvish, Yu, 112
Davis, Austin, 308–310
Day, Zach, 215
De La Rosa, Jorge, 200
Dean, Dizzy, 127
deCervo company, 328–329
Decker, Cody, 35
deliberate practice, 104, 105–106, 180, 211, 290, 305, 331, 345
Descalso, Daniel, 307
Dewitt, Bill, Jr., 171–172, 287
Diagnostic Bat, 226
Diamond Appraised, The (Wright), 56, 61
diet, 293–294
differential/constraint training, 152–153
Dipoto, Jerry, 61–62
on Bauer, 36–37
player development, 19, 61–62, 287, 300–301, 333
wearable technology and, 300–301
direct linear transformation (DLT), 74
DNA testing, 301
Dodgertown, 43–44, 60, 176–177, 208. See also Rickey, Branch
Dorfman, Harvey, 288
draft picks, 172, 176, 351
draft Rule 5, 163, 354
Driveline Baseball. See Bauer, Trevor/Driveline; Boddy, Kyle/Driveline
Druschel, Desi, 216, 218
Duckworth, Angela Lee, TED talk, 24, 25
Duda, Lucas, 90, 91
Duke of Flatbush, The (Snider), 208
Dweck, Carol and mindset, 25, 168, 172, 180, 183, 188
Eckstein, David, 128
Edgerton, Harold, 107
Edgertronic cameras
baseball organizations using, 108
Bauer and, 2–4, 107, 108–110, 112, 155, 156–158, 159, 246, 247, 252, 284, 344
intelligence-gathering use, 156–157
other uses, 108, 113, 141, 182–183, 184, 185, 187, 192–193, 194, 246, 273, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310, 314, 337
pitch design and, 109–113
sales and, 345
Elias, Mike, 194, 196
elite pitch, 2, 353
Eovaldi, Nathan, 6
Epstein, Mike, 211
Ericsson, Anders
deliberate practice and, 104, 105–106, 180, 211
on Maguire’s research, 105
Erlichman, Jonathan, 333
ESPN: The Magazine, 118
exercise science/major, 295
Ezell, Glenn, 57
Fair Labor Standards Act, 292–293
Falvey, Derek
Bauer and, 23, 38, 39, 83–84, 152, 153
Breslow and, 271
Indians and, 23, 39, 154
player development and, 19, 179, 217
FanGraphs, 61, 100, 132, 134, 164, 186, 200, 251, 277, 284, 316
farm system. See minor leagues
Farmer, Ed, 98
Farrell, John, 122, 125
Fast, Mike
on conduits, 129
on fielding training, 324
pitch grips, 183
player development, 10, 165, 173, 174–175, 177, 178–179, 182, 185, 186, 195, 295, 319–320, 333
sports science, 295
“Félix Incident,” 132
Feller, Bob, 9
Fernandez, Jose, 296
Fetter, Chris, 61
Figueroa, Cole, 333
financial issues/youth baseball, 331–332
financial issues/MLB
analysts and, 321–322
arbitration and, 320–321
collective bargaining agreements, 322–323
free agency and, 320–321, 322
literacy/wages and, 290–291
player-development effects and, 320–321, 323
Fiocchi, Lee, 282
Firefly, 298
Firm Grip, 200, 202, 205
first principles reasoning, 70, 72
FiveThirtyEight website, 15, 200
fixed mindset. See mindset
Fleisig, Glenn
ASMI and, 71
pitching mechanics and, 71–72, 77
Flowers, Tyler, 8
fly-ball revolution
Ball Yard and, 96
home-run rates and, 97
as not for everyone, 276
player development/dissemination through organizations, 100
spread of, 96–98, 100–103
Statcast and, 97
swinging up and, 96–98, 99, 100–103, 213, 216, 234
flying example, 20–21
force plates, 101
Forst, David
financial issues in baseball, 320, 322
Moneyball/effects and, 13, 17
player development/consequences and, 186, 324–325
Forsythe, Logan, 248–249
Fortenbaugh, David, 73–74
Francona, Terry
Bauer and, 23, 155, 281, 285, 342
SpinGate and, 203
Freiman, Nate, 315
Friedman, Andrew, 64–65, 100
Friedman, Rob, 238
Fuld, Sam, 144–145, 255, 295
Gallagher, Dave
as overstrider/correction, 264
Stride Tutor, 264
Garciaparra, Nomar, 80–81
Gassko, David, 317–318
Gehrig, Lou, 186
general manager
former players/nonplayers and, 332–333
group characteristics/lack of diversity, 332–333
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (2008), 301
Giles, Ken, 176, 248
Gladwell, Malcolm
Ericsson on, 104–105
on perfectionists, 148
10,000-hour practice rule, 105
threshold model of collective behavior, 151–152
Glavine, Tom, 54, 136
Goldschmidt, Paul, 307
Goldstein, Kevin, 191
golf
force plates, 101
K-Vest, 227, 229
player development, 59, 60, 325
and technical equipment, 330
TPI and, 222
TrackMan and, 60, 101
Gonzalez, Doris, 290–291
González, Marwin, 339, 340, 342
Gordon, Max, 222–223
“granny shot” in basketball, 151–152
Granovetter, Mark, 151
Graveman, Kendall, 253
Gray, Jon, 305, 308
Great Depression and baseball, 41
Great Wall of Groundball Prevention, 216, 353
Green, Andy, 125
Green, Christopher, 45, 46
Greene, Charlie, 198
Greinke, Zack, 135–136, 310
Griffith, Coleman R., 45–46, 47
Grimm, Charlie, 46
“grit”
Bauer and, 25
Duckworth and, 25
significance, 25, 128
growth mindset. See mindset
“guy” term, 10–12
gyroscopic spin, 111
Hacking the Kinetic Chain (Boddy), 257
Hagerty, Luke, 309
Hall, Derrick, 38
Hallahan, Ryan, 196
Hank Aaron Award, 317
Hanks, Tom, 200
Hannah, Bob, 48, 49
Hardball Times website, 69, 80, 81, 183, 206, 317
Haren, Dan, 28
as conduit, 144
on pitching, 125
Harris, James, 154
Harris, Trey
as baseball player/improvement, 209–210, 212–214
draft/following draft, 214, 216, 217
Trackman and, 212–214
University of Missouri and, 209–210, 212–214
Harrison, Bill, 53
Harrison, Josh, 209–210
Harvey, Matt, 302
Hassan, Ale
x
baseball/changes and, 275–276
on player development, 274–275, 279, 330
Hatteberg, Scott, 12, 14
Hazen, Mike, 138, 143
Heads-Up Baseball (Ravizza), 288
Heilmann, Harry, 55
Heimlich, Luke, 195–196
Hembree, Heath, 336–338, 338 (fig.), 341
Hernández, Félix
“Félix Incident,” 132
perfect game, 64
pitches and, 132
Herrmann, Frank, 146–147
Heyman, Jon, 186–187
Hicks, John, 160
Hill Country News, 320
Hill, Rich, 265
Bannister and, 6–7, 121–124, 125, 129, 340
Breslow and, 269–270, 273
comeback/secondary pitches, 6–7, 121–125, 126, 138, 270, 322
conduit for information and, 129
pitch types before comeback, 122, 134
postseason (2018), 339
Hillaker, Harry, 20
Hillman, Trey, 135
Hinch, A. J.
player development, 166, 180, 197
SpinGate and, 203
HITf/x, 14
hitting
balance and, 231–232, 260–261, 264
home-run surge (2015–2018), 255
overstrider flaw, 264
swing flaw/Winsett example, 263–264
swinging up, 96–98, 99, 100–103, 213, 216, 234
See also fly-ball revolution
“Hitting Twitter,” 256
HitTrax, 96, 294, 344
Hoak, Don, 49
Holt, Brock, 285
Holt, Chris, 196
Home-run surge (2015–2018), 255
Honeycutt, Rick, 60
Hopkins, Amanda, 292
Hornsby, Rogers, 43, 46, 53, 55, 61, 209, 286
Housel, Morgan, 20–21
How to Play Baseball (McGraw), 127
Howells, Dan, 296
Hudgens, Dave, 91, 197
Hultzen, Danny, 37
Hyers, Tim
Betts and, 87–88, 89
Latta and, 87–88, 89, 96, 100
on Martinez, 102
Identity of Pitching, The (Tezuka), 246
In Pursuit of Pennants (Armour and Levitt), 41
information use on field,, 302–310, 311–313
innovation
first principles reasoning and, 70, 72
information/data needs and, 73
Istler, Andrew, 247, 248
Jaeger, Alan, 28, 29
Jagers, Eric, 344
James, Bill, 61, 333, 334
Japan, baseball sabermetrics/conduits, 145–147
JFK, 46–47
Jha, Amishi, 288
Jha Lab/program, 288–289
Jinji, Tsutomu, 147
Johnson, Davey, 226
Johnson, Randy, 135
Johnson, Reggie, 183–184, 190
Johnson, Wes, 217
Jones, Adam, 317
Jones, Doug, 217
Justice, Richard, 196
K-Motion company, 227, 228, 231
K-Vest, 227–231, 235
Kane, Matt, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215
Kaneto, Norihito, 146
Kapler, Gabe, 145, 309, 310
Kauffman, Ewing M., 49, 50
See also Royals Academy
Kay, Brett, 218
Kazmir, Scott, 92
Kelly, Chip, 154
Kelly, Joe, 336–338, 338 (fig.), 341
Kemp, Tony, 326–327, 340, 342
Kepler, Max, 251–252
Kerrane, Kevin, 49
Kershaw, Clayton, 8, 119, 123, 340
Keuchel, Dallas, 170, 182, 341
Keyes, Bob, 82
Kikuchi, Yusei, 147
KinaTrax, 141, 142, 297, 337
Kipnis, Jason, 149
Kipper, Bob, 122
Kirby, Martin, 32
Klentak, Matt, 145
Kluber, Corey
Bauer and, 112, 269, 342–343
as pitcher, 124, 156–157, 341, 342–343
Kopech, Michael, 10
Kornspan, Alan S., 288
Kozma, Pete, 160
Kruk, John, 224
Kuhn, Bowie, 52
Lamb, Jake, 307
Laminar Express, Bauer and, 109, 110, 160, 252, 253, 352
laminar flow, 109, 352
Latta, Doug/Ball Yard, 7, 93–94, 96, 98–99
balance and, 231–232, 260–261
Betts and, 87, 88
Byrd and, 99
changing game and, 98, 100, 216
Hyers and, 100
Latta, Doug/Ball Yard (continued)
Lindbergh and, 231–234
Pasadena Redbirds and, 98
as swing whisperer, 87, 88, 93, 98, 254–255, 257
Turner and, 94–96, 253–255
Wallenbrock and, 98, 99
Lau, Charley, 185, 186
Lauritson, Pete, 216, 353
Lawson, Dillon, 197, 210, 211, 218
Lee, Bill, 53
LeVangie, Dana, 142, 337
Levitt, Daniel, 13, 41, 42
Lewis, Michael, Moneyball, 11–13
Lichtman, Mitchel, 318
Lin, Tzu-Wei, 285
Linares, Rodney, 197
Lincecum, Tim, 34–35, 80, 82
Lindbergh, Ben, 15, 298
Lindbergh, Ben assessment, 218–224, 224–226, 227–229, 231–234
Lindor, Francisco, 257–260, 260 (fig.), 341–342
Lisle, Matt, 218
Lister, joseph, 139
Long, Chris, 12, 15
long-toss
Astros and, 180–181
purpose, 28–29
See also pulldown/long-toss
Lovell, Jim, 300
Lovullo, Torey, 143
Lowenfish, Lee, 44
Lucas, Ed, 145
Luhnow, Jeff
Astros/player development, 168–169, 170, 171–172, 179, 180–181, 195–197
pitching coaches purge and, 180–181
scouts and, 191
luxury tax, 321
McCarthy, Brandon, 144
McClure, Bob, 134–135, 140
MacCracken, Mary J., 288
McCracken, Quinton, 181
McCracken, Voros, 128, 355
McCullers, Lance, 124, 165, 202, 339
McCutchen, Andrew, 331
McDonald, Michael, 218
McGraw, John, 41, 127
McHugh, Collin, 8, 165, 175, 187
McKay, Andy, 9, 17, 178, 234–236, 297, 329
McLane, Drayton, 168
Maddon, Joe, 255
Maddux, Greg, 82, 109–110
Madson, Ryan, 248
Magnus effect, 111, 352
Magnus, H. Gustav, 111
Maguire, Eleanor, brain studies, 104–105
Mahomes, Pat, 54–55
Maldonado, Martin, 201
Mallee, John, 174
Manfred, Rob, 317, 324–325
Mann, Brandon, 320
Manning, Leslie, 291–292
Mantle, Mickey, 52, 253
Margot, Manuel, 155
Marion Laboratories, 49, 50
Marsh, Joe, 219–221, 223
Marshall, Mike, training and, 71–72
Martinez, J.D.
Astros letting him go, 176
Betts and, 100–101
Hank Aaron Award and, 317
influence of, 8
postseason play (2018), 340
sharing information, 7, 101, 102, 103, 175–176, 218, 270, 275, 322
undervaluing, 128
Martínez, Pedro, 141, 241
Martin, Billy, 13
Matlack, Jon, 181
Matter, Michael, 107–108
Matz, Steven, 302
Mays, Willie, 317
Mejdal, Sig
Astros/sabermetrics and, 172–173, 176, 177, 180, 181, 189–190, 194–195
as coach, 189–190
leaving Astros, 196
Meyer, John, 282
Mikolas, Miles, 239
Miller, Sam, and Proteus, 224–226
Miller, Andrew, 269
Milstein, Alan, 299–300, 301
mindset
Dweck on, 25, 168, 172, 180, 183, 188
growth- in baseball, 178, 180, 303
growth vs. fixed, 25, 168, 172
risk/growth mindset and, 172
minor leagues, 40, 44
Rickey developing/other teams developing, 41–42, 65
salary, 293–295
school comparison, 126–127
unions and, 292–293
misinformation spread, 128–129
Mize, Casey, 314
MLB Network, 95, 241, 274, 282, 343
Molitor, Paul, 179
Moneyball concept
analytics vs., 18–19
Athletics/OBP and, 167
effects on baseball, 15–17, 322
scouts and, 190–191
Moneyball (Lewis), 11–12, 14, 145, 172
player development, 12–13, 59
Montero, Miguel, 38, 156
Moore, Dayton, 133
Moore, Matt, 64
Moran, Colin, 249
Morgan, Joe, 61
Morris, Jack, 54–55
Morton, Charlie, 8, 165, 167, 186–187, 192, 202
motusTHROW, 268
Mugford, Angus, 296
Muncy, Max, 5–6
Muraskin, Jordan, 328–329
Murata, Shingo, 146, 147
Murphy, Daniel, 90
Musk, Elon, 21, 70, 119
myelin, 105
Myers, Connor, 294–295
Nakao, Shinichi, 147
Nathan, Alan, 200
“natural maniacs,” 21
Negative, The (Adams), 131
neuroimaging, 328–329
New York Times, 136
New York Times Magazine, 104
New Yorker, 264
Newark Star-Ledger, 217
Newell, Karl, 152
Next Base, Japan, 147
Nideffer, Robert, 242
Niebla, Ruben, 83, 247
Nippon Professional Baseball, 145–146
Norimoto, Takahiro, 146
Norris, Bud, 188
Ochart, Adam, 256
Ochart, Jason
on Bauer, 262
Driveline and, 222, 227, 255–257
Lindbergh and, 222
MLB and, 255, 261–262, 330
player development/measuring and, 222, 227, 255–257, 260–261
Odor, Rougned, 164
Ohtani, Shohei, 88, 89
Olshan, John, 60–61
Omegawave, 298
O’Neal, Shaquille, 151, 152
OptiTrack equipment, 219, 223
Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 29
Osuna, Roberto, 195, 196
Otero, Dan, 149
Otero, Tiffany, 149
Ottavino, Adam
Bauer and, 345
career jeopardy and, 302–303
Driveline work and, 304–306
father-in-law and, 303, 308
influence of, 308
pitch design/pitches, 304–306
Rapsodo/Edgertronic camera and, 303, 305, 306, 308
training facility, Harlem/practice, 302–303
transformation/success, 8, 306–308, 317
velocity and, 317