BY STEVE KRAH
Tyler Beck has accumulated a vast body of baseball knowledge.
He has excelled on the diamond with the traveling Indiana Chargers and Michiana Scrappers, South Bend (Ind.) Saint Joseph High School, Pasco-Hernando State College (New Port Richey, Fla.) and the University of Tampa (after starting his college career at Purdue University) and is currently a free agent after pitching for the Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals organizations (2019, 2021-23), making it to Triple-A with each.
In 2023, the 6-foot-1 right-hander made a combined 26 mound appearances (25 in relief) and went 5-0 with a 5.71 earned run average, 44 strikeouts and 25 walks in 41 innings.
Tyler and wife Melanie, who are eloped and are planning a Dec. 31 wedding, have a daughter born in November — Bella Marie.
Beck, 28, has an Exercise Science degree from Tampa and has worked as many human performance labs and training facilities.
As he gets ready for his next move as a player, Beck is starting his own player development service based in South Bend — Beck Performance — and is operating out of the 1st Source Bank Performance Center at Four Winds Field in South Bend, where Mark Haley is general manager and South Bend Cubs Foundation executive director. “I’m trying to provide a product I wish I had in this area. Ultimately, I want to offer an all-inclusive environment for baseball players to challenge themselves and become the best athlete they can possibly be.
“From a baseball perspective that includes a place you can show up to get your lifting, throwing, speed and recovery work done all at the same facility. It’s a one-stop shop.”
Beck recently made a presentation on a 12-week throwing program to the South Bend Cubs Foundation Cubbies Coaches Club.
He talked about things like acute and chronic workload and injury risk and spelled out a training cycle.
Beck explained overuse and underdevelopment.
The program for high schoolers is open to pitchers and position players and runs from Jan. 8-March 31 with two group workouts each week — 9 a.m. Sundays and at a time to be determined Thursdays.
The program includes the following:
* A mapped-out throwing progression leading into the high school season (constraint throws, long toss, plyo throws, med ball throws, bullpens, pitch design and Live ABs).
* Two throwing sessions per week on high-intent days.
* Velo recording with Stalker Pro II to track continuous progress for med ball, plyo and constraint throwing.
* Rapsodo Pitching 2.0 for bullpens and pitch design.
* Other Modalities: Core Velo Belt, Water Bags, Weight Balls and Plyo Balls.
* Weight room workouts, mobility correctives and arm care.
* Four lifts per week (2 Upper and 2 Lower).
* Individual mobility exercises.
* Post throw and pre throw routines.
All of this is programmed through the TrainHeroic App, where you will have access to videos and descriptions of the exercises. This allows the athlete to do their workouts at their most convenient gym, if they cannot use 1st Source Bank Performance Center.
Each athlete will have access to the weight room at the Performance Center.
If there is enough interest, Beck is willing to have morning lifts at the Performance Center before school.
There will also be video analysis to look for clear movement deficiencies and tailor throwing/weight room progressions towards those weaknesses.
“I want to get these guys prepped for the season,” says Beck.
Cost is three payments of $320 (Jan. 8, Feb. 5 and March 4).
Contact Beck at 574-303-2189 or tylerb755@gmail.com.
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