Pre-throwing routine for pitchers and position players
Next, ALL baseball players should transition to their pre-throwing routine. Both pitchers and position players should prioritize this.
If you look how many throws pitchers make compared to a position player throughout practice, position players are significantly higher.
Think about it, from playing catch, to bunt defense, to in and out, to live feeds during BP, to scrimmages, there are a lot.
Pitchers throw plyo balls, have catch play, and throw a bullpen or in-game, if the day calls for it.
Position players deserve the same focused time toward pre-throw arm care as the pitchers.
If an athlete’s warm-up time is taken to full advantage, by the time the drill or segment of practice starts, all athletes should be able to perform at 100%.
Keep in mind, there are no “bad” individual warm-up exercises. However, the baseball warmup as a whole must be laid out properly and be executed correctly by the players to be effective.
It’s time to end mediocre movement on the field, due to the athlete not being ready and warm.
Looking for more info on how to improve throwing output? Check out Director of Throwing Simon Mathew’s article here.