Eric Mock

The Interference Effect 🤔🧐 What we should know as coaches and athletes related to this 40+ year ongoing debate:

Not every day you see a rising sophomore with this frame as coordinated & explosive as Breck. Will be a fun watch to see whether he ends up on the mound or hitting tanks (or both 👀) @PrepBaseballPA

2027 RHP Cole Kuhn (Saint Joseph Prep) 6-5, 190 Impressive look on a big stage for the fastest rising arm in the state👍🏼 Near effortless delivery from side arm, creates impossible looks for any hitter when synced FB: 91-95 🔥 SL: 76-78 #PBFG25 @ColeKuhn2 / @ShooterHunt

2027 Graham Keen (Mt. Lebanon) 6-5, 197 Dynamic athlete, w/ an extremely high upside. One of the top two-way talents in the 🇺🇸 Fast arm that repeats, one of the top follows of the week FB: 91-94.6 Cut/SL: 86-88.5 CB: 78-79 CH: 86-87 @ShooterHunt / @prepbaseball #PBFG25

2027 RHP Briar Persing (Montgomery) Dominance. Creates a steep downhill angle, with 20+” IVB. Owned the zone while generated tons of swing and miss in & out. N2K 📝 FB: 87-91 T91.9👍🏼 SL: 78-80 CB: 74-75 #PBFG25 @BriarPersing // @PrepBaseballPA

Stats through 3 appearances for the IL Valley Pistol Shrimp in the Prospect League 2-0 record 1.08 era and 72% strike pct FB 88-91 T92 command of 3 pitches @LoganVolsBsbl @GudBaseball @JPatrickMorey

Oh man. Absolute truth 💣’s here from @AlbertusIV Shiny objects are dangerous. Do what feels good for you, and if it doesn’t feel good/produce results either: 1. Do a deep dive yourself 2. Hire someone with real experience to help

I don’t believe this is the case for all - many athletes experience fulfillment from their own wins. However, some get ZERO contentment from achieving personal performance goals. The true sense of fulfillment comes from feeling like we made a positive impact on other people.

With the MLB Draft starting tonight, I wanted to give a special shoutout to @EthanGrim6 Not only is he the best pitcher to come through the dynasty that’s become @MifflinBaseball - he’s an even better young man and a coach’s dream. One who’s become a friend after years of…

Most schools will see this and want nothing to do with this student-athlete. If I’m a head coach, this is the type of dude I want. One who believes in honesty, transparency, and accountability. I don’t know this young man but wish him the best of luck in an incredibly tough…

If you think you found the secret sauce in 2025, I can promise you didn’t. There are a lot of really smart people out there who make incremental discoveries through years of dedicated research. To undermine true experts and claim that your “novel discovery” might be the new…

There’s wisdom in realizing an athlete is all but maxed out. Not everyone is a 100 mph arm. There comes a point of diminishing returns trying to squeeze out a few more ticks in certain cases. Arms are no good on the shelf. Take that 91-93 guy and double down on what he already…

I’m all in on the travel orgs that prioritize PD then compete in a handful of events (3-5/yr) to get their players real exposure. It doesn’t take more than that. Gives athletes something tangible to work toward without hindering progress in such a crucial period, similar to…

My ESTIMATES of MLB R&D team size ranked based on staff directory/media guides (and guesstimates if that is not available). Total MLB R&D team guys: 690 (average of 23 per team) *Extremely dependent on what a team counts as R&D, more discourse below

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First time seeing Cole he topped 91 and I said the words… “That’s a big leaguer.” Feeling pretty good about that prediction after seeing this. Definition of effortless from a kid who looks like he’s 12 years old up close (sorry Cole, it’s a good thing).

The best form of injury prevention is frequently doing the thing you’re trying to prevent injury doing. The key is altering volume and intensity. Seems counterintuitive, but the body will become more resilient to consistent stimuli as long as workload is accounted for.…

Calling it now: The swing away from optimization culture is going to be one of the bigger trends of the next decade

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One of the more impressive young arms I’ve seen. Rare to see 91 this effortless from a 15 y/o.

Great read from start to finish. I found this excerpt to be particularly compelling and true from anecdotal experience: