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."...
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.
best deserves everybody given individual plan suited
Everybody is different. Everybody deserves to be given an individual plan that's best suited for them.
hear life open personal ready resolution type waiting welcome
We're waiting to hear from him, see where he's at in his personal life, see if he has some type of resolution to his problems. We'll always welcome him with open arms, if and when he is ready to make a commitment.
action arm based certain count create decision depends guys pitch program role
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.
add depending
We'll add and subtract, depending on the individual.
behind month throwing weeks
Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away.
dealing decisions empathetic help home personal problems somebody stuff tough towards york
One morning, all his stuff was gone. He's home in New York dealing with personal problems which have impacted a lot of decisions he's made here. We're empathetic and sympathetic towards that, but it's pretty tough to try to help somebody when there's no communication.
baseball free kids rein style
I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of baseball.
formulate individual plans pull
We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.
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 dictate send
We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.
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.
arms best throws
He's got one of the best arms in the system. He throws 93 to 97.
club coming hoping knows last league major regards sure tolerance understood wants zero
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.