Evan Carmello has attended a handful of camps at the Baseball Ranch which is located in The Woodlands, Texas. Evan has attended four different times his most recent trip coming in December of 2010.
The Ranch is run by Ron Wolforth who started the facility he is also assisted by Brent Strom. Strom was recently hired to be the pitching coach of the Houston Astros. Before accepting this position he was the pitching coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals. Other coaches from other MLB organizations have attended but Wolforth and Strom are always in attendance.
Pictured below is Brent Strom (left) and Ron Wolforth (right).
A lot of big league players have been in attendance at The Ranch a few of the big names are Scott Kazmir, C.J. Wilson, Trevor Bauer, and Raul Ibanez. There are plenty more players that could be listed but they have not made it to the majors yet.
On his first trip Evans main objective was to just get better at pitching and wasn't really sure what to expect from it. He said his whole philosophy on pitching changed once he went and he changed his entire routine when it comes to pitching once he attended.
The main concept he took from his trips to The Ranch was being a better athlete as a pitcher. He developed his throwing motion to get the most out of his body by being more efficient and explosive with his delivery.
To conclude our interview I asked Evan what teammate he would choose to be stuck on a desert island with and why? Evan chose Kyle Grey (which didn't come as a surprise) because they get along well. Evan and Kyle are long toss buddies and they have a very detailed routine together when they are at the field or working out in the offseason.
Listed below is a link to the website for The Ranch.
http://www.texasbaseballranch.com/
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