I started working with Dean about ten months after my second Tommy John rehab. I hadn’t pitched in three years, and honestly, over the last seven seasons I wasn’t healthy at some point during any of them. I truly didn’t know if I was ever going to be healthy again.

 

There’s no one in the business better than Dean when it comes to getting a pitcher healthy, and not just healthy, but staying on the field and competing for an entire season. I’ve now had two consecutive seasons where I’ve been healthy the whole year, and that’s entirely because of Dean and the structure he has around throwing, starting all the way back with return to throw. Most PTs give you a generic return to throwing program. Dean is the exact opposite. Everything is specific to you and your needs, and you learn so much about how to actually take care of yourself. He’s constantly pushing you forward to be the best you can be while staying healthy.

 

Dean knows more than anyone in the business when it comes to throwing. His life’s mission is to figure out the throw. He genuinely doesn’t care about money, he cares about helping guys become the best version of themselves and figuring out how to get them there. It’s been incredibly fun seeing the things we train, especially the stuff we used to think didn’t matter that actually matters a lot, and watching that translate directly into throwing better.

 

Not only am I healthy now, but I’m continuously making strides. I’m throwing harder now than I did before, and even after, two Tommy John surgeries, all while staying healthy. Success leaves clues. If you’re someone who struggles to stay on the field, if you’re coming off surgery, if you’re always on the IL or unavailable, something has to change. That change comes with Dean Jackson.

 

I can’t recommend working with Dean enough to any pitcher. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened in my career, and it will give you the opportunity to stay on the field and give your best performance every time you take the mound.