Reliability Over Flash: Kyle Harrington on the True Value of Dependable Players

Kyle Harrington highlights why reliability is the most underrated trait in baseball. Learn why consistent players are critical for building successful teams. Here's what we talk about in this episode: Stephen was accelerating his barrel early, which is what we were teaching at the time, but by the time he got to contact, it was slowing down. Talk a little bit about that... When I looked at Javy Baez, I was seeing him really turn, they say when the pitcher shows you their back pocket, then the hitter shows the pitcher their back pocket. I think that’s flawed... It’s not how much hitter loads their upper torso that’s the issue with getting to inside pitch, it has to do with the barrel path... It was this way [swing down], but his barrel [Bonds] stayed this way [flat], and you'll look at videos, and it just stays flat to the ball that's up in the zone or inside in the zone. He was one of the best... There's a problem there if we want lower strikeouts, and we want a higher batting average, which some can argue isn't as important in today's game, but I still think it is... Where can people find you to get more information?