The owner of Baseball Rebellion in North Carolina, Chas Pippit. Chas has a baseball facility that is over 13,000 square feet. Every ball that is hit at Baseball Rebellion is measured on a HitTrax. Chas talks about how he trains hitters who come to baseball rebellion and some of the ways that he gets his players to improve in a short amount of time. They have built a national reputation for being one of the best facilities in the country with players from seven states traveling there every week.

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The author of "Astroball" Ben Reiter talks about how he was able to make the prediction in 2014 when the Houston Astros were the worst team in baseball, that they would win the World Series in 2017. Ben is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and talks about how he had an open mind going into observing the Astros in 2014. We go over how the Astros were able to quantify most of the decisions they made and why scouts will never go away. Lastly we talk about Manny Machado and Bryce Harper as free agents this off-season.

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Former first round pick of the New York Yankees, Slade Heathcott stops by the podcast. Slade is currently an outfielder for the Sugar Land Skeeters in the Atlantic League. We go over hitting philosophies, dealing with injuries, and having to sleep in his car during high school. Slade also takes classes throughout the year and talks about how he's able to balance that while playing professional baseball.

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The owner of Prime Performance stops by to discuss why understanding the body will help you understand your swing. Tommy is a former professional baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization. He discusses why doing research on your own is more valuable than having someone just tell it to you. How the K-Vest has helped him understand the swing better, and why working with a Dentist helps his athletes.

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Getting Tommy John at age 17 set Nick Esposito on a journey to learn more about the body. After he recovered from that injury he need shoulder surgery. He wanted to understand why he was always getting hurt on the field. In this episode Nick goes over in-season training and what you should and shouldn't be doing. Why getting kids to have good movement patterns at a young age is important, and what you should do to get faster.

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Currently the pitching coach at McCook Community College in Nebraska, Pat Robles stops by to share what its like to coach Junior College Baseball. Pat is at the forefront of the new technology throughout baseball. Implementing that technology to benefit each player is another task and Pat explains how he does that in this episode.

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The more data that we collect throughout baseball the better we understand just how important it is to study the human body. Each player moves differently so we can't coach them all the same. In this episode we talk about TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) and how much that has helped K.C. understand the body-swing connection. Lastly K.C. gives some advice for anyone listening who didn't get drafted and wants to continue to play.

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Understanding how to train baseball players is not an exact science. In this episode Gerry DeFilippo explains the best way to train for power and why sport specific training is not real. Gerry gives tips on ways to improve your 60 yard dash time even if you're in a cold weather state, training for rotational power, mobility, and what age is appropriate for kids to start lifting.

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Currently a graduate assistant at VCU Jarod also has a strength and conditioning background, majoring in exercise science in college. In this episode we talk about what its like to be a graduate assistant, what type of workout should you be focusing on in the off-season, and go over Jarod's book which is a 16-week program that to help players gain strength and mobility.

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Justin Stone stops by the podcast to discuss the importance of understanding the body. Justin is the President of Elite Baseball Training in Chicago and Biomechancial Hitting Consultant for the Chicago Cubs. We talk about the importance of understanding biomechanics and why you need to be screening and tracking all of your players that you work with.

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