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."...
baseball blanket certain counts exist guy longer modified needs pitch program single
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.
challenge compete excel level
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.
enjoying family spent week
He spent about a week there just enjoying his family.
arms best throws
He's got one of the best arms in the system. He throws 93 to 97.
consistency develop fastball needs seems throw work
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.
challenge dictate send
We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.