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**The RosterPilot Show**

The RosterPilot Show is built for baseball and softball coaches who want to get better at evaluating, recruiting, developing, and managing their programs.

Hosted by Patrick Jones, former professional hitting coach and founder of RosterPilot, the show features conversations with college coaches, professional coaches, scouts, and other people shaping the game.

We go inside how coaches actually operate — from evaluating and recruiting players to player development, roster construction, managing a staff, and building a successful program.

You’ll hear real conversations about what’s working, what’s changing, and how coaches are adapting across every level of the game.

**Evaluate. Recruit. Manage.**

Learn more about RosterPilot at rosterpilot.com.

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Latest Episodes:

Stealing more Bases with Matt Talarico Aug 04, 2020

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Baserunning! A topic that is not talked about enough but is so crucial to having a successful offense.

No better way to talk about baserunning than bring on one of the best at teaching it in the game, Matt Talarico.

Matt is currently the baserunning coordinator and MiLB Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees.

In this episode, he talks about coaches who influenced him early on, how he became obsessed with baserunning, and some tips to help players steal more bags!

Credits parents for allowing him to be creative
Coaching at the University of Dayton and Wright State University
The aha moment as a coach
Go to a college that fits you well.
Derek Woodley and Matt Roberts were two of the coaches that made the biggest impact on Matt.
"They both cared so much about you as a person". The amount of effort that he put in every day was inspiring, kept every practice plan, planned for practice every day.
Getting excited about changing baseball through baserunning.
Where did the fascination about baserunning come from?
Not trying to make every player steal 60 bags.
Mike Roberts played an instrumental role in helping Matt learn the art of stealing bases.

Check out Matt's website Stealbases.com

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Building An Offense with Todd Guilliams, University of Kentucky Jul 28, 2020

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Developing an offense that produces runs. At the end of the day, this is what really matters, not mechanics, stances, etc. Can your team produce runs?! In this episode, we bring on the man who is an expert in helping teams dominate on offense, Todd Guilliams. Todd is currently the Volunteer Assistant at the University of Kentucky. Prior coaching stops include Eastern Kentucky, Emery Riddle on and off for 23 years, Dallas Baptist, Valdosta State, and Western Carolina. He has now been at the University of Kentucky for the past five years. He is in charge of running the offense for the Wildcats. We talk about Todd's offensive Philosophy, some of the nuances in hitting, and the importance of hitting with two strikes.

If you would like to learn more about Todd's offensive philosophies here is his book, "High- Scoring Baseball"

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Hitting Less, Catching, Becoming a better coach as a TV Analyst - Michael Mckenry Jul 21, 2020

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This episode has value for everyone. You want to become a better Hitter? Catcher? Teammate? Coach? If you said 'Yes' to any of those then you'll want to stick around and hear my episode with Michael McKenry. Michael is a former MLB catcher who played in the big leagues for seven years. Looking back on his career they're some things he wished he would've done differently as a a hitter, and he he shares those in this episode. We also talk about being a defensive first catcher, giving players the message they need not want, and what a typical day is like as a TV analyst.

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Ohio State Director of Pitching Development – Brad Goldberg Jul 14, 2020

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This week we welcome on former MLB pitcher and current Director of Pitching Development at The Ohio State University, Brad Goldberg. Brad returns to Ohio State after pitching for the Buckeyes during his collegiate career. He was named third team All-Big Ten selection in 2013, went 6-1 with a 2.99 earned-run average in 15 starts before being selected in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. During the last few years of his playing career he started to use analytics and immediately saw the impact it has on him as a player. Being able to use his experience in the MLB while also understanding analytics, technology, and most importantly knowing how to translate that information to each individual player, is what separates Brad from many other pitching coaches.

- Advantage as a former MLB Pitcher who knows technology and analytics.

- Applying feel to help pitchers

- Pitching better when given access to data/analytics

- Blew out teres major on one pitch, ended career

- Game has changed more in the last 2-3 years than the previous 50 years.

- Temp, balance, and layback

- Increasing layback with prehab

- Fast tempo on the mound.

- Looking into release heights and accessing different parts of the zone.

- Learning to hinge, knowing how to load back hip.

- Pushing off of inside back heel

- Three points of pressure

- Throwing footballs and re patterning motion.

- Pitchers pulling open with front side.

- What is going on during first move? What happens at the start dictates the finish.

- Heavy ball in glove to help them stay closed.

- Kids are smart. They will go down rabbit holes.

- Giving kids a questionnaire to see how they learn best.

- Players don’t want to sound stupid or unafraid to ask questions.

- Stanford research project – 90% of what we learn is visually.

- Being able to speak the lingo of the player.

- Coaching yourself, is going to be the next revolution of player development.

- What have you done for me lately business.

- A lot of guys who are playing Double A can play in the big leagues, however can they do it night in and night out?

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Travel Baseball, Recruiting, Development during the season with Jeff Petty -174 Jul 07, 2020

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Travel Baseball is back! This week we welcome on the head coach for 17u Canes National team, Jeff Petty. In this episode Jeff talks about the summer baseball circuit. The pros and cons of college recruiting, and how the recruiting circuit can improve? One of the things that I really like about Jeff and his team is they make a point to push development; renting a field before the tournament starts to practice, and bringing a pitching machine along with them on the road, are a few of the ways they help develop their players. We also get into college coaches pulling offers, cutting kids after fall ball, and why picking the bigger school may backfire.

Have produced 20 first round draft picks
150 MLB Draft picks out of high school
Have team bus that picks team up at airport
The entire team eats together on the road
Have a strength and conditioning coach on the road
How does a player get an opportunity to play for the Canes National team?
Agents calling recommending players for summer
2019 season played 60 games, 40 of those on the road.
Improving summer baseball
More practice time teaching fundamentals
Picking out the right tournaments
Why do players decommit so often?
College coaches pulling offers all the time
Do college coaches pull offers at the end of fall ball?
Developing during the summer time.

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Developing the modern day Catcher - Xan Barksdale Jun 29, 2020

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I didn't forget about the guy behind the dish! So many times we forget about arguably the most important position player on the field, the catcher.

The guy who takes control of the game and leads by example. In this episode, we bring on Xan Barksdale, the founder of catching-101.com. Xan is a former division 1 college baseball coach at Lousiville and East Tennessee State.

After coaching college baseball for nine years he decided that in order to help more players he needed to take advantage of the internet and spread his wisdom though books DVD, Camps, and speaking engagements.

He hosts a catching conference every year called Catcher Con in Nashville Tennessee. We go over technology and how it has helped evaluate catchers, pitch framing, blocking, drills, and the importance of the bullpen.

Running catching-101.com and Catcher Con
Recruiting a defensive first catcher.
Technology has now allowed us to evaluate catchers.
Receiving is #1, blocking and throwing would be #2 and #3
Can't put a metric on pitch framing at younger levels. Trained eye.
Some coaches like players to be raw behind the dish, can mold them.
Coaching at Louisville and East Tennessee State
Coaching college baseball for 9 years.
Why Xan decided to stop coaching at the college level.
Can reach a lot more people online
Joining USA Baseball
Consulting with organizations
Catchers Conference in Nashville, Tennessee
Do Catchers need to be the loudest player on the field?
The importance of the bullpen. Coaches force catchers to be active
No more than two pitches go buy before catcher speaks
Applying 'feel' to work with pitchers
Drills - keeping it simple. Should be focused on one specific thing

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How to get a job in Professional Baseball? - Ari Adut Jun 23, 2020

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What qualifies someone to get a job in professional baseball? Where do you apply? In this episode we bring on Ari Adut, who is currently an MiLB hitting coach in the New York Yankees organization. For the previous five years Ari coached at Los Angles Valley College, a JUCO, where Ari served as the hitting coach as well as the strength and conditioning coach. In this episode Ari talks about how he was approached by several MLB organizations while he was coaching JUCO baseball. He gives tips for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps.

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Individualizing a plan for pitchers - JD Heilmann Jun 17, 2020

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Pitching Coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Cincinnati.

- Not going to clone pitchers, just want to understand where they’re coming from

- Mobility Assessments

- Long toss program with Jaeger bands. Don’t put limits on your arm!

- Key to recruiting – building relationships with high school, summer baseball coaches.

- Once they start to get stronger, they’re able to make mechanical changes.

- Let them come in and pitch during their Freshman fall, start to make changes if necessary, during winter

- Show pitchers a visual of intent and what that means.

- Some of your best coaches are the players you have already.

- Finding drills to benefit your players

- Working on your breaking ball with a softball

- Using technology, but not letting it use you.

- Experimenting with different pitches, finger pressure

- Mental game, breathing

- How to coach pitchers during the game

- Calling pitches is just a suggestion, allowed to shake.

- Game planning before a game.

- You have to control the running game to pitch in college

- What JD is looking for when he recruits pitchers.

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Coaching hitters in a team setting, recruiting videos with Michael Earley Jun 11, 2020

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How can you get recruited to play at Arizona State? What are they specifically looking for when watching recruiting videos? On this episode we welcome on the hitting coach for the ASU Baseball team, Michael Earley. In this episode Michael talks about working with high level hitters, how to make in game adjustments, and the system that he has put in place to develop hitters.

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How to develop baserunning, infield/outfield play with Jason Bell Jun 09, 2020

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While hitting might be the most fun thing to do, "defense wins championships" On this episode we welcome on the MiLB Field Coordinator for the Houston Astros, Jason Bell. Jason oversees the baserunning and infield/outfield play at the MiLB level, including the Dominican Republic. Jason talks about his journey into progressional baseball, which includes a stint as a MiLB manager, and ideas for coaches to help develop players on defense.

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