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Cardinals Prospect Shares the Hardest Part of Spring Training for Minor Leaguers

What’s up everyone? Brennan Leitao here coming to you guys this time from Juno Beach, FL. Spring training 2017 is in the books and full season in underway! It feels too good to be back, doesn’t it? Spring training is essentially one giant competition....

Why Major League Baseball Should Consider Adding “Reached on Error” to On-Base Percentage – by: Kevin Moore

by Gary | S: Staturday

I always stuck to the basics when it came to defensive stats, but in the last few years I have abandoned errors and putouts in favor of UZR (quantifies how many runs a player has saved through his fielding prowess) and DEF (measures a player’s defensive value). If...

Are You Making This Common Infield Mistake? Big Ten Coach Shares The Easy Fix

by Gary | Th: Coaching

In this week’s Coaching Blog, Iowa Head Coach Rick Heller shares a simple tip to improve the angles of your infielders. “Use your glove as a gun”: you should always have the tip of your glove and the ball in your peripheral vision as you are working towards making the...

Penn State’s Rob Cooper Shares Recruiting Advice and the Problem with Youth Baseball

by Gary | W: Recruiting

In this week’s Recruiting Blog, we are joined by Penn State’s Rob Cooper. Coach Cooper tells us what he looks for when recruiting: the guys who know how to play hard and compete. Obviously, Coach Cooper is keeping his eye out for top talent that can...

The One Thing All Players Who Make It to the Next Level Have in Common

by Gary | T: NLB Mental Skills

In this week’s blog, we are joined by former Commodore, professional ballplayer, Cubs coach, Seattle Mariners’ Operations Coordinator, Mariners Minor League Manager and, currently, back with the Commodores as Assistant Coach at college powerhouse, Vanderbilt, David...

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