Facing Jacob DeGrom, Off Days Management, and The Evolution of Pitching!

About this episode

The episode discusses facing Jacob DeGrom, managing off days, and the evolution of pitching in baseball.

Visit our brand new YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/@the-compound-pod, video episodes are posted at 9 AM CT on Wednesdays. Visit ParceRum.com and use code COMPOUND for $10 dollars off your next order of a bottle of Rum! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. ⁠⁠⁠https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP⁠⁠ On this Week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss IH8 facing off against two time Cy Young award winner Jacob DeGrom and his approach to those ABs. After, the fellas breakdown off days on the road, the evolution of pitching since 2017 and Tom shares his thoughts on the NCAA.

People in this episode

Host: Ian Happ

Topics covered

• facing Jacob DeGrom
• off days management
• evolution of pitching
• NCAA
• baseball
• batting gloves

Keywords

• Jacob DeGrom
• Ian Happ
• off days
• pitching evolution
• NCAA
• baseball
• batting gloves

Sponsors

ParceRum, Bruce Bolt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jomboy Media

Places: Texas

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