S1E28 Pitching Command Show: Chad Durbin 12/12/23

Chad Durbin was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round in 1996 and made it to the MLB in 1999. He played professionally for 19 years including 11 years in MLB for the Royals, Indians, Tigers , Diamondbacks, and Phillies as both a starter and a reliever, and had a 4 seam that sat at 90-91, so he was a real pitcher. He won the world series as a member of the Phillies in 2008.

Chad Durbin is currently the owner and operator of the K Lab in Baton Rouge and the Knights Baton Rouge youth affiliate.

A great discussion with Chad Durbin about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator. It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

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