Catching: The Art of Receiving with Jerry Weinstein

• Thoughts on Catcher Traits
• What is a Stri-Ball?
• From Baseball Savant
• What is a Strike?
• Offense by Count
• Not All Balls are Created Equal
• Mechanical Thoughts on Receiving
• Funneling
• 2010 Season Lucroy vs Varitek
• Receiving Saves Runs Above Blocking & Throwing
• Important Data
• Strike Looking Above Average Heat Map
• Strike Probability Chart

Video Examples

• Fore hand Frame
• Smooth one Piece Glove Movement
• Double Frame
• Turning the Door Knob
• Fore Hand Extension
• Target Miss Into RHH
• Cutoff Frame With Body Angle
• Picking the Low Mid Pitch
• Low Mid Text Book
• Low Mid Extension Slight Roll
• Low Mid Extension
• Tyler Flowers Picking Low Ball
• High Ball
• High Frame Very Still
• Back Hand Action
• Back Hand Roll
• Low Out Pull Back
• Quiet Reach Across No Slide-Rotation
• Low in Thumb Down

Base Set Up

• Base Set Up
• Thomas Nido NY METS
• Slight Angle in to Right Handed Hitters
• One Knee Receiving Data
• Austin Hedges on Top of High Ball
• Hedges Under 5% Strikes

Umpires

• Principles
• Subtle Quiet Drop Knee
• Low Quiet and Lets It Sit
• Quiet Catching Easier When Pitcher Hits His Target

Not Recommended

• Late Shift in to Hitter
• Excessive Glove Movement
• Excessive Drop Knee Action
• Turns Low Ball Into a Strike
• Drop Knee & Knock High Ball into The Zone

Dropping Pitches

• Dropping Pitches Principles
• Pocket Awareness

Drills

• Distraction
• 2 Pound Ball
• Ball in Hand
• Small Balls
• Beam
• Angled Fore Hand & Back Hand Receiving
• Cloth Frisbee
• Kettlebell Receiving
• Jagger Band Receiving
• Roving Glove
• Catchers' Chart

Q&A

• Q&A