Johnny Almaraz
Johnny Almaraz
Johnny Bishop Almarazis an American baseball figure who is currently the Philadelphia Phillies director of amateur scouting, replacing Marti Wolever. He is considered "one of the most prolific talent evaluators in baseball."...
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We're going to individualize every single program for every guy in the system. That'll be the big positive. And of course, the take-a-strike, we've modified that, that's no longer going to exist. Pitch counts will exist, but it's not one blanket program. If it needs to exist for a certain individual, it will. If it doesn't for another, it won't.
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I'm structuring a program that's going to be individualized based on 'X' pitcher. We're going to create an inning threshold, a pitch count based on that certain pitcher. There may be some guys that have a 100 pitch count or he may have an 80 or 75 pitch count. It all depends on the person's strength, arm action and mechanics. All of that will play a role in our decision making.
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He's got one of the best arms in the system. He throws 93 to 97.
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He seems to be doing OK. He needs to work on things and develop more consistency. We want him to throw a two-seam fastball more.
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He's relentless. He goes 100 percent every single day, every single practice session. He's evolved into a major league player because of it.
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He spent about a week there just enjoying his family.
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I'm going to gamble on him. I've been very direct to him in spelling out what I want and what the organization wants. If he doesn't comply with the way the Cincinnati Reds do business, he'll be out of here. It's zero tolerance.
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We made sure he understood what the organization wants and that there will be zero tolerance with regards to rule-breaking. I think he understands where we're coming from, and he knows that this may be his last opportunity. I'm hoping to see him become a real professional and be a part of our major league club at some point.
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We're going to challenge him. We're going to put him at a level where he can compete at, and excel and be pushed.
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We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.
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We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.