by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner, College Recruiting/Scouting
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend several days with Seattle University Coach Donny Harrel in the Dominican Republic. We spent a lot of time on the baseball diamond, and I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with him and talking baseball. (If you meet him, ask...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, MLB Clubhouse Convos, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
You’ll hear coaches and hitting gurus say it all the time to hitters: “Keep it simple.” The natural question that follows from the hitter is, “What exactly does that mean?” It can mean a lot of things, from shortening your stride, limiting your pre-pitch bat...
by Dave Franco | Catching, Hitting, Interview, Mental Baseball, Prospect Perspectives
After interviewing one of the Yankees’ top prospects Mason Williams a few weeks ago, some Next Level Ballplayer followers (from Red Sox Nation) sent me a few “comments”. They “politely” asked me to stop wasting my time with Yankee interviews, and instead, to do...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Mental Baseball, Next Level Ballplayer, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Every batter spends some time in the on-deck circle before his at-bat. Well, maybe not directly inside the circle (weirdly enough, rarely do players actually stand on the circle), but somewhere in the vicinity. Too often ballplayers go through the motions in the...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Mental Baseball, MLB Clubhouse Convos, Winning Ballplayer
Mets’ third baseman David Wright is one of the premier players in the game today. Despite a down year in 2011, he has burst back into superstardom in 2012. Wright was drafted by the 1st round of the 2001 draft, and since his MLB debut in 2004, he has been a...