Daily News | How ‘decision-making practice’ in bullpen sessions has helped the Phillies’ starters
have been doing for a few weeks now. It’s not revolutionary — other teams do it — but it has been helpful to the starters, especially in the age of the pitch clock.“I’d say it’s something we’ve done a lot,” Cotham said. “Lately, it’s been kind of an answer to the pitch clock. Because I think we’ve always had a little more time to think, pay attention, have that awareness — that 10 seconds of awareness of what happened, what did I see, what I do want to throw? Basically thinking about pitching.
“One, it gives you a feel for what we’re going to do to the hitter and two it gives you the intensity,” Walker said. “It’s hard to get that intensity in a bullpen, so if you can simulate a hitter it makes it a little bit easier. came to Cotham with an idea to work on his pitch execution. Rather than focusing on simulation, he wanted to practice pitching in lines, triangles, and diamonds — hitting specific spots with his three fastball options, to lefties and righties. He’d use the count to determine whether to pitch in or out of the zone.and has been doing it ever since. It’s worked well for him.
“It helps me get behind the ball a little bit better, let that four seam ride a little bit more, some more true spin, stuff like that. As a group, we’re trying to execute our chase pitches more effectively in bullpens so we can do it better in games.”It may seem like a small thing, but it has had a big impact. And now it’s starting to show in games. The Phillies have gotten five straight quality starts from their rotation.
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