We’re excited to welcome Anaheim Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs to the podcast. A special thanks to this show’s sponsor, Jaeger Sports. Head to www.JaegerSports.com and enter the coupon code CSP to get 20% off on your order through May 31.

Show Outline

• How Tyler’s experience as a multi-sport high school athlete facilitated his development as an athlete
• Why Tyler progressed through minor league baseball and up to the big leagues quickly after being drafted out of high school in 2009
• How Tyler has refined his curveball in pro baseball
• How Tommy John surgery impacted Tyler’s career in 2014 and what his advice is for young pitchers who are going through major setbacks in their career
• How Tyler is working to develop a slider and learning to differentiate this pitch from his curveball
• How Tyler structures his throwing and training in season as a starting pitcher in a 5-day rotation
• What Tyler’s routine is on the day of his start
• How the game of baseball has evolved since Tyler was drafted a decade ago
• How the use of technology in baseball has allowed Tyler to better understand his pitches and develop a plan to more precisely refine his craft
• What characteristics in coaches have benefited Tyler’s development throughout his baseball career
• How the role of the pitching coach is evolving to include a more holistic approach to player management
• What the most common mistakes Tyler sees pitchers making when throwing curveballs

You can follow Tyler on Twitter at @TylerSkaggs37 and Instagram at @tskaggs45.

Sponsor Reminder

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