Yamamoto Drill Progression 🧵⬇️ Yoshi has become the talk of Major League Baseball since signing with the Dodgers this off-season (rightfully so - he’s a freak). He does an incredible job of creating momentum down the mound, all while setting up his pelvis to rotate and block

Congrats to Alex Hoffman on his commitment to Virginia Tech! ✍️⁠ ⁠ Coach: @TurnerGivens ⁠ #TreadFam

Understanding how a grip may shift in your glove can be the difference between a Whiff and a HR L: middle finger slides high off the lace - ⬆️ spin eff. and ⬆️ spin tilt (9.6 IVB) R: middle finger firmly on lace - ideal spin eff. for SSW and ⬇️ spin tilt (-2.6 IVB)

Congrats to Randy Dobnak on signing with the @Mariners ✍️⁠ Coach: @TurnerGivens ⁠ #TreadFam

Troy Watson turned his career around. 🤯 2024: 7.53 ERA 2025: 2.75 ERA Here's how @2_troywatson and @TurnerGivens tackled last offseason. A thread 🧵 1/

Kai-Wei Teng boosted his big-league strikeout rate from 12.7% in 2024 to 28.1% in 2025.⁠ 📈 ⁠ Matt Jordan breaks down the offseason focus that helped him more than double his MLB innings this year. 📝

Troy Watson knew that something needed to change. After several seasons of averaging ≈13% walk rates, he knew his lack of command was the limiting factor in his career. The Tigers minor leaguer took control of his development and expressed to his coach, @TurnerGivens, that he

"I usually give guys one try." 🤔⁠ ⁠ @BigMeeech24 is coming off 113.2 innings between the big leagues and AAA in 2025 and is exploring adding a changeup to his arsenal.⁠ ⁠ For a big leaguer, the difference between a "good" and a "bad" changeup can be as subtle as a 2°

Immediately following the 2025 season, Cade Povich visited Tread HQ to dial in his offseason strategy with @TurnerGivens 📊 One of the focuses will be to continue to develop Povich's kick change. By lessening the spike and getting through the ring finger more intentionally,

Athletes are always chasing more nowadays More drills, more cues, more lifting, more information… What you really need more of: 1️⃣Focus and consistency with what you’re already doing 2️⃣A little patience

"Oh, that's way better." 🤢⁠ ⁠ Cole Sands swung by Tread HQ to check in on mocap and fine-tuned his devastating splitter/forkball in the process. 🖖⁠ ⁠ The pitch averaged 88.2 mph and yielded a .145 BAA during the 2025 MLB season. 📈 Coach: @TurnerGivens

Cade Povich's crazy separation 🤯 Povich stopped into Tread HQ following the 2025 season for a quick Mocap to address the key focal points for the offseason with his coach @TurnerGivens

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on state of the game: "We're still in an educational institution, but there is nothing educational about college basketball right now. It's all transactional. And we all put our heads in the sand." Sampson, Tom Izzo + John Calipari are speaking out."

"I truly think he changed his career path completely." - @TurnerGivens Cole Sands made real, measurable progress; refining his delivery, adding velocity, and sharpening his arsenal over the past three seasons. Here's how he made the changes that helped him establish himself

#GoIrish commit Reed Curtier (‘26,PA) has settled in nicely. Ran the FB up to 91 mph thus far w/ plane & carry thru the zone. Adv. Feel for spin with ability land for Ks & manipulate both speed/shape to it. Turns over well-replicated CH w/ depth to complete repertoire.

‘26 Shoei Darvishsefat (CA) tossed one inning out of the ‘pen & struck out a pair. Heater lived 91-93 w/ heavy life & good location on the outer-third. Showed a tight SL w/ some tilt. #GoTritons commit. #WWBAWorlds @California_PG

I’ve seen a lot of complaining about this event clashing with the CWS (mostly from baseball media)…. Why are we acting like there’s only a set amount of baseball fans available and that the Bananas are stealing clients from college baseball? 1. Both events will do extremely

We’re watching mid-20-year-olds who handle playoff pressure on the mound better than some adults handle rush hour traffic. #MLBPlayoffs

"There are guys in the show right now, doing that exactly right there." @TurnerGivens Shoei Darvish (2026) is already committed to UC San Diego and is prepping for his senior year and the fall showcase circuit. Check out this high-intent bullpen to wrap the summer, where he

"You're sitting your PR right now!" 🗣️ Shoei Darvish wrapped his summer with a high-intent pen at Tread HQ, highlighted by a new bullpen PR. 📈 Coach: @TurnerGivens

My take on a not so easy rebuild of the Colorado Rockies if I were GM: 1. Spent a decent chunk of my budget on hitters. An elite lineup playing half their games in elevation…. Cool things should happen. 2. For pitchers, find some extreme outliers in release height, side,