Elite Baseball Development Podcast

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128. Packy Naughton Jun 10, 2022

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Today's guest is a long-time CSP athlete, and one of 5 athletes who started in the program at age 15, and has now gone on to play in the big leagues. He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB draft. He was traded to the Angels in 2020, where he made his first major league start against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021. After being designated for assignment he was picked up by the Cardinals in 2022, where he has now made 7 appearances with 2 starts. Welcome to the show Packy Naughton!

127. June 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey Jun 03, 2022

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This week's episode is a Q&A with your host, Eric Cressey!
The three questions Eric addresses are:
1. Can you please explain why you would rather have an athlete be too tight versus too loose?
2. Is the high-low model useful for position players in the season? Or are there better strategies?
3. Do you have any particular recovery method that you are really excited about right now?

126. Navigating Youth Baseball Development and College Recruiting with Walter Beede May 27, 2022

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This week's guest was drafted out of high school, in the 13th round of the 1981 MLB draft, by the Chicago Cubs. He eventually found his way into coaching, where he procured an impressive resume on all levels of the game. He has two sons, one of which, Tyler, was previously on the show a few episodes ago. He has now turned his attention to helping families navigate baseball development, the travel ball scene, and the college recruiting process. Welcome to the show, Walter Beede!

125. Boosting Athlete Buy-in with Brett Bartholomew May 20, 2022

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On this week's episode of Elite Baseball Development Podcast, our guest is a keynote speaker, performance coach and consultant, and the founder of Art Of Coaching. He has an impressive resume of clients from professional athletes, to US Special Forces. He is also the best-selling author of the book Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In. Welcome to the show, Brett Bartholomew.

124. Josiah Gray May 13, 2022

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This week's guest played college ball at Le Moyne College where he split time as a pitcher and a shortstop. He then turned his focus exclusively to pitching as a Sophomore. He was drafted in the second round as the 72nd overall pick by the Cincinnati Reds. That December he was traded to the Dodgers where he made his big league debut in July of 2021. Not long after he was traded to the Washington Nationals where he has established himself as a mainstay in the National's starting rotation. Welcome to the show Josiah Gray

123. Developing a Major League Mindset with Brandon Guyer May 06, 2022

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Today's guest was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2007 and made his big league debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011. He made an appearance in the World Series with the Cleveland Indians in 2016, the same year he led the league in hit by pitches. He announced his retirement in 2020 and is now a mental strength coach and the creator of the Major League Mindset program. Welcome to the show, Brandon Guyer!

122. Tyler Beede Apr 29, 2022

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Today's guest is a longtime CSP athlete, who started working with Eric when he was a sophomore in high school. He was selected 21st overall in the 2011 draft by the Blue Jays, but ultimately decided not to sign and instead go play college ball at Vanderbilt. In 2013 as one of the most elite pitchers in college, he was selected by team USA to play for the National team over the summer. The following season at Vanderbilt he helped lead the team to win the College World Series. Finally, he was drafted into the bigs in 2014 as the 14th overall pick and made his major league debut in 2018 with the San Francisco Giants.

As a long-time friend and trainer, Eric is uniquely positioned to ask specific questions that allow Tyler to highlight some of the most important pearls of wisdom he has gained over his evidently full and memorable journey to the big leagues. Enjoy episode 122!

121. Drew VerHagen Apr 22, 2022

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Joining Eric on this week's episode, we have Drew VerHagen. Drew made his major league debut in 2014 for the Detroit Tigers where he pitched until 2019. From there, Drew played ball in Japan for two years and is now back in the big leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition to talking about his journey on the field, Drew also opens up about his battle with thoracic outlet syndrome and how it changed the way he approaches the game.

120. Offseason Hitting Development with Max Rios and Tyler Wolfe Mar 31, 2022

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This week on the Elite Baseball Development Podcast, two guests joining Eric. Please welcome Cressey Sports Performance hitting coaches, Max Rios and Tyler Wolfe.
In this episode, Tyler and Max discuss their college and pro ball scouting reports, the biggest lessons they've learned over the years, training tactics, and, of course, what advice they would give to a young player looking to improve their game.

119. March 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey Mar 25, 2022

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With baseball (finally) officially underway, Eric sits down to answer a few questions he has received in the previous weeks regarding baseball development as well as the management of players; topics that are vitally important for this time of year.

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