Dodgers Pitching Staff Benefiting from Driveline Baseball Visits in Off-Season
The word got out slowly, but now it’s widely known that Dodgers pitchers put in some work with the folks at Driveline Baseball this off-season. However, it wasn’t fringe pitchers trying to make the roster, these were All-Stars.
Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen, Joe Kelly, and Alex Wood — 12 All-Star berths between them — all visited the Driveline facilities over the winter.
Here’s where that storyline began.
Dodgers Hire Rob Hill of Driveline Baseball as Pitching Coordinator
Then the Dodgers Signed Alex Wood
The first known Driveline Dodger.
Dodgers News: LHP Alex Wood Returns to Los Angeles on 1-Year Contract
Dodgers: Alex Wood Has Breakout Potential After Driveline Trip
Dodgers: Alex Wood Looking Ready for Spring Training
Dodgers: Starter Alex Wood Attributes Driveline Visit to Trevor Bauer
The Kenley Jansen story
Dodgers: Kenley Jansen Attempts Cutter Overhaul with Driveline Baseball
Dodgers Closer Kenley Jansen Confident in Revitalized Cutter
Dodgers: Kenley Jansen Works on Slider with Hershiser, Honeycutt and More
Dodgers: Dave Roberts Feels Kenley Jansen Can Still be Elite
The Clayton Kershaw Story
It’s brief, but it seems like Kersh may not have fully understood the program before going…
Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Visited Driveline Baseball in Off-Season
Dodgers: Dave Roberts Talks About A New Clayton Kershaw This Spring
Joe Kelly Added to the List
The Ross Stripling Side Story
While he’s not fully immersed in the Driveline experience, Chicken Strip is looking to improve his changeup using advanced tech found in the program.
Dodgers: Ross Stripling’s New Pitch Could Be Devastating For Hitters
Podcast Discussion
We went in on the subject on our Blue Heaven Podcast last week, mainly on what resurgent Dodger pitching would mean for the 2020 club.
Dodger pitching looks good… is it all thanks to Driveline?
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Um, did you guys start paying attention a month ago, or four years ago? https://www.dailynews.com/2016/08/15/dodgers-turn-to-driveline-to-boost-minor-leaguers-velocity/