The Arizona Diamondbacks have begun spring camp, and anyone who has spent time at a camp knows what to expect: namely, a lot of “get-to-know-you” games. Baseball camp is no different.
One such game, the “campfire drill,” was pitched to manager Torey Lovullo last spring by pitching coach Mike Butcher and quality control coach Robby Hammock. According to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert, Butcher and Hammock instruct “pitchers to stand in front of home plate in the bullpen area and explain to the catchers sitting in folding chairs around it what pitches they liked to throw in certain situations and where they liked the catchers to set up.