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Kick Dirt Baseball @KickDirtBB 5d

Robert has been doing some really great public work in catcher modeling recently and every coach out there should be following. One of the best new minds in our realm with knowledge of the position and technical skills to match.

Robert Irving Verified account @RiCatching Oct 29

CV Project is finished for the time being so I wrote up a short piece on methodology, findings, etc.

ricatching.substack.com/p/computer-vis…

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Kick Dirt Baseball @KickDirtBB Aug 16

Drew Romo + exchange and velos out of LKD. Great body control allows him to work in space vs LHH and RHH

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Kick Dirt Baseball @KickDirtBB Aug 8

This is an incredibly fun thread to look through. I have no idea why teams run on this kid. The exchange, how he gets space, and accuracy are elite. AZ has some great catchers in their system.

杳🐾 @yoh3710 Aug 8

Alberto Barriga
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Kick Dirt Baseball @KickDirtBB Aug 7

Into August now and Kody is still tearing it up in AAA with a 131 wRC+

Making much better swing decisions and pull-air has jumped from 6.1% in 2025 to 15.7% this season.

Could possibly be moved to a team in need of catching help. Has also been mixing in at 3B this year.

Kick Dirt Baseball Verified account @KickDirtBB Apr 20

If there was a plus-defensive catcher you hoped to see some offensive progression from this season, Kody Huff looks like one of those guys.

Dude is a stud behind the dish and is pulling the ball with authority out the gate.

Simplified leg-kick and better sequencing:

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Kick Dirt Baseball @KickDirtBB Aug 6

Despite its potential receiving benefits, LKD-Kickstand remains the most under-utilized stance in MLB.

One catcher who has demonstrated how to deploy it is Tyler Heineman, who kicks 61% of the time in LKD. Here is a compilation of different pitches/matchups w/o runners on.

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