by Dave Franco | Interview, Pitching, T: NLB Pitching
“The Indians’ Trevor Bauer has been one of the top prospects in baseball leading up to spending the majority of the 2014 MLB season in the big leagues. When I asked him about the biggest pitching lesson he learned that has helped him over the years, I was...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting, Uncategorized
Who are you as a player? Are you able to answer that right away or is your answer more wishful thinking?… “Well, I’d say I’m a cross between Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, and Derek Jeter.” Knowing who you are as a player helps you prepare and practice in a way...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Pitching, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Hi guys, we have quite the treat today! One of my favorite ballplayers in the world has written a guest post for Next Level Ballplayer and I hope everyone gets a chance to read it. Tim Dillard is in his 12th professional season and has enough hilarious stories to fill...
by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner, College Recruiting/Scouting, Hitting, Interview, Mental Baseball, T: NLB Hitting, Uncategorized
Attention Hitters! The next five minutes will change your baseball career for the better if you let it. We are joined by University of Washington Hitting Coach and friend, Donagal Fergus. Coach Fergus is one of my favorite guys in the baseball world because of...
by Dave Franco | Catching, Interview
Young catchers are usually taught at a young age that one of their main jobs behind the plate is to frame pitches. Especially at younger levels this can get pretty extreme. As you get to higher levels of baseball and umpires are no longer teenagers trying to make a...
