Justin Willard
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was a great example for him of like why we were introducing some of these other tools in his toolbox to maximize success because big league lineups are going to be like, hey, we're taking away the fastball.
Like we're just not going to get beat by it.
So like they need to be competitive in the zone and attacking these hitters from the get go or else it's going to take that much longer for us to solve what's going to make them good.
Yeah, I think it's really drilling down.
What did we learn from that?
Whether it's success or failure, what did we learn?
What are the lessons we can continue to compound to drive more success in the future?
Again, watching and digging into a little bit of Jonah, it's cool.
We still need to be competitive in zone.
We got to be in advantage counts.
We got to maximize success.
those locations of our pitches.
Because again, big league hitters are really good.
They're the best in the world.
And they're going to give you really good feedback really quickly on whether your stuff's going to play in terms of what you're doing right now and the problems you're trying to solve and how you solve those.
Yeah, I think it's, first of all, understanding what makes them really, really good.
What is the superpower they have?
Because you have to have some sort of superpower to be in the major leagues.
And then now, can we multiply your effectiveness through that superpower?
Part of what makes Jonah really, really good is you talk to hitters, and it's like the ball's coming out of his chest.