Data..It seems that people love it or hate it in baseball. However, I'm here to re-assure you that it's okay to use data. In this episode we have Dave Hyland, currently a Professor of Finance at Xavier University. Dave teaches a Sabermetrics course at Xavier and explains what he teaches his students, and how he got the idea to start the class. If you're someone who is interested in data in baseball, then this is going to be a great episode to listen too!

Dave's email: [email protected]

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Head Coach at UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore - County), Liam Bowen, drops by to talk about what it's like taking over a program a D1 program. Liam explains why you need more evidence to convince players to make changes, and why he wants recruits to be curious from a developmental standpoint. Liam took over as head coach at UMBC in late 2019 during the season. He explains how he's transitioning his team's mindset, and why mindset is everything. Lastly, we get into recruiting, how is Liam recruiting in 2020 with the pandemic going on? The difference in recruiting position players vs. pitchers in 2020? Why being a mid-major D1 is actually an advantage from a recruiting standpoint, especially with the dead period going on.

"We're not going to recruit a conference champion, we're going to develop a conference champion"

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Currently bench coach for the Minnesota twins. Mike actually went to the same high school that I went to, Moeller High School, and now his son, Luke, is playing at Xavier University, where I graduated from as well. Small world. Mike started out as a Manager in the minor leagues for the Diamondback. He also served  as a field coordinator, and was the director of player development for the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last 7 years prior to getting the job with the Twins in 2020.In this episode Mike gives advice on what he’s looking for when interviewing candidates for a job in professional baseball. Mike has done 100s of interviews during his time with the Diamondbacks and has first hand knowledge of what an organization is looking for when hiring someone. 

Lastly Mike talks about some of the things he’s learned over his career in professional baseball. His Dad played 18 years in the MLB , grandfather player 15 years, and Mike’s brother David is currently the Manager for the Cincinnati Reds. 

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After graduating from college Matt didn’t immediately get into coaching. He started as a car salesman. After doing that for a year he became an assistant coach at East Georgia College. After one year he was promoted to Head Coach, a title he retained for the next three. Matt then made the decision to become the volunteer at Miami, Oh. After one season he was promoted to Pitching Coach. 

In this episode you will learn what a D1 pitching coach is looking for when he is out recruiting, how he develops pitchers at Miami, and some ways you can individualize in a team setting. 

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Loved talking shop with one of the best hitting minds in the game, Darin Everson, Hitting Coordinator of the Colorado Rockies. In this episode we talk about how we as coaches can help players become their own hitting coach, home schooling his son, Jared, while he was managing for the Rockies in 2016, and the importance of teaching players to “be where your feet are at”. 

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Darin's website: www.elitebaseballacademy.com

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Current hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs stops by the podcast to discuss a variety of topics. Anthony has coached in the minor leagues, was a coordinator, and now a coach at the big league level. In this episode he gives advice on how help players during a season, working with players from different countries, and what he noticed watching players in the Dominican Republic train.

If you're interested in having Anthony speak to your team via zoom please send him a DM on Twitter @anthonyiapoce

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Mechanics, lifting, defense, and hitting are all fun things to talk about. However, one of the most overlooked things in player development is nutrition. On this episode we have Brandon Guyer, former MLB player who is now a certified nutritionist. Brandon gives example of some things that he would do to help with nutrition on the road during his career. We also talk about the mental game, and how nutrition plays a role in that, and lastly Brandon gives advice on what kinds of food and nutrients you should be consuming as a baseball player.

Brandon's website is fullyequippedathlete.com

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Imagine getting cut from 3 different teams within 10 days?! That's what happened to Adam Rosales, former big leaguer, who is currently coaching in the Oakland Athletics organization. In this episode Adam gives tips on what helped him mentally stay in the moment throughout his career, why he sprinted around the bases after a HR, and tips for up and coming hitters who want to continue to play at a high level.

Adam’s website: https://www.baseballutility.com/

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Colter Bostick is currently a pitching coach in San Antonio, Texas. Colter trains pitchers in all facets of the game and emphasizes a holistic training approach for his players. In this episode we talk about Colter's background as a player and how that shaped his coaching philosophy, what happens when a player starts working with Colter, arm injuries for youth players, and what he see's from a pitching perspective when watching pitchers in the World Series.

Colter's Twitter: @maximized_bsb

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