by Dave Franco | Catching, Interview, MLB Clubhouse Convos
Serious catchers out there, listen up! Today we gain some big league catching insight from Blue Jays’ catcher J.P. Arencibia. You might remember the NLB article a little while back with J.P. about hitting and why slumps are all mental. This is a clip with J.P....
by Dave Franco | Hitting, MLB Clubhouse Convos
Quick – Who holds the Blue Jays’ franchise records for most home runs in a season by a catcher? Who hit a bomb on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues and then followed it up with a single, double and another bomb in the same game? And who recently hung out...
by Dave Franco | MLB Clubhouse Convos, Pitching
The other day, the Rangers’ Derek Holland and his incredible mustache were nice enough to sit down with Next Level Ballplayer.com for an exclusive interview. Holland was the second most dominant AL pitcher during the second half of the 2011 season (Verlander) and then...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, MLB Clubhouse Convos
Today in our Clubhouse Convos we have Ben Zobrist, super utility man for the Tampa Bay Rays. Not only is Ben a great guy, he’s also a very talented switch hitter that can play just about any position on the field… and play it well. We appreciate Ben taking the time to...
by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner, Pitching
This week in Coaches Corner we have Ken Knutson, pitching coach at Arizona State University. Prior to coach Knutson’s three seasons at ASU, he spent 17 years as the head coach at the University of Washington. While at Washington he coached 31 All-Americans, including...