Jones Baseball Development

Need more reps?? Set aside 30 mins a day to visualize whatever you’re working on!

Trust imagery! It’s lethal and it works🧠

Pulling your shoulder out? Casting off the ball? This ONE drill fixes it.

Reverse grip drill.

RH hitters → grip lefty.
LH hitters → grip righty.

That’s it. That’s the whole drill.


Why it works:

Your hands are forced to stay inside the ball. No shortcuts. No bailing out. Your shoulder stays closed longer because the reverse grip won’t let you yank it open early. 🧱x🧱

You physically CAN’T cheat this 🚫

This drill was apart of my routine for years in AA & AAA as it helped my swing stay on path.

Give it a shot and see if it helps you out if your struggling with the same issue👍🏾

⬆️The high hop is a decision point. Most infielders get it wrong.🚫

Ball bounces above your waist? That’s not a “wait and see” moment. That’s your green light.

GO. ATTACK. NOW.

Here’s why: the next bounce after a high hop is a coin flip.

Think bouncy ball on concrete. High hop = it’s about to take off. Same rules apply to a baseball on dirt!

So you have two options:

1. Sit back, stay passive, hope it comes to you
2. Attack the hop, take control, live with the outcome

Passive infielders wait for the ball to make the decision. Good infielders make the decision first.

What’s that? 👀

Some will still say this is a “trash” take. Others will do what’s necessary to give their kids the best shot at success. 👌🏾

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🤷🏾‍♂️What’s a quality AB?

- Base hit 🏃‍♂️💨
- Hard Hit Ball 🔨
- BB 🚶
- HBP 💢
- Reach on Error 🚫
- Do a job (move runner, bunt, sac fly) ✅
- 7 Pitch AB ⚾️

As a hitter there are so many negatives in this sport you MUST find the positives to be mentally strong!

If you accomplish one of these you’ve had a quality at bat! You can’t try to get hits, just try to get a quality AB in. Keep the line moving and do your job🫡

🔥HOT TAKE😆

Are you keeping stats at travel baseball games?

Who actually cares if your kid went 3-3, kids develop at different ages, meaning you may play a team who’s SS is coach’s kid just handing away it’s bcuz he should let be there. Next game you are playing a team with an awful OF who can’t cut a ball off.

That being said, stats don’t matter. If you want to keep track of something at that age, do this

🚨What’s actually better than stats🚨

- Did your kid have a quality at bat?
- Did he hit the ball hard?
- Did he chase pitches?
- Did he move a runner?
- Did he hit the pitch thrown in his hot zone?
- Did he miss a sign from his coach?
- Did he battle with 2 strikes?

Answer those and that’s how you improve rapidly.

Enjoy getting on base no matter the cause without numbers being thrown at them.

If they play long enough, they will have a JUMBOTRON with their averages on there in real time. Now that’s a mental battle, entire stadium see’s you’re batting .232 or .295 and then you get out and now you and everyone sees it’s lower.

There are only 8 players hitting over .300 in the MLB right now?

Any guesses as to why? Aside from the fact that pitching has improved?

Drop a comment, I’d love to hear people’s thoughts.

Where do you stand in the box?

Don’t be afraid to get those toes on the line. Pitchers will try to throw in; miss and leave it over the plate for you!

And if you’re an inside pitch type of hitter you are forcing them into your zone!

Losing your top hand with your swing, causing you to flare balls or pop up!

Might be a good idea to get a shirt bat and do some one handed top hand drills.

Control the top hand and you will have leverage throughout the swing 🔥