Elite Baseball Development Podcast

We are back from a little break, and joining today is the podcast's first-ever two-time guest. He is the VP of Customer Success & Industry Solutions at  Proteus Motion, please welcome to the show, Will Waterman. Support Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest played college ball as a two-way pitcher at the University of Oregon, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2011 MLB draft. Over the course of the next 7 years, he played for Marlins, Orioles, and Rockies. In 2018 he went overseas and played in Japan for four years. He is currently signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Welcome to the show Scott McGough. Support Our S...

Today's episode is hosted by a guest Dan Rosen. Dan is a CSP strength and conditioning coach as well as a nutrition coach. He is going to tackle 10 topics for high school athletes to consider. The topics are: Consistency Calories Macronutrients Hydration Grocery Shopping Cooking Liquid Calories Supplements Meal & Nutrient Timing Variety Support Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens PRODUCED BY: La...

Today's guest is in his 5th season as the head strength and conditioning coach with the Atlanta Hawks. He has previously worked for the Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, and Golden State Warriors. Please welcome to the show Mike Irr. Support Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Joining Eric today is a human performance scientist at Cal State University, and received his PhD. in human bioenergetics from Ball State. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations. As a practitioner, he has worked with elite athletes in the UFC, MLB, Golf, NBA, NFL, Boxing, Olympics, and Military & Special Forces. Welcome to the show Dr. Andy Galpin. Support Our Sponsor: At...

Eric is solo today, tackling a few questions that have come across his inbox. The topics tackled in this Q&A are: Tommy John Training (3:10) Clean MRI's (20:56)  Shoulder surgery struggles (29:36) PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Joining Eric today is the assistant Athletic Director, and Direct of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning at Clemson University.  He is also directly responsible for the strength and conditioning of the Clemson baseball team. Welcome to the show Rick Franzblau. PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest is the VP and Co-Founder of Cressey Sports Performance Florida. He specializes in manual therapy, where he works on athletes from Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and Football. Welcome to the show Shane Rye PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

This week Eric is solo and dives dep into how pitching injuries occur. PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest is a sports medicine physician who has 41 peer-reviewed articles to his credit. He has been the team physician at Brown University since 2012, and is an active member of the Pediatric Research and Sports Medicine Society. Please welcome to the show, Dr. Peter Kriz PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest has served as the vice president of performance at the UFC performance institute in Las Vegas since 2017. Before that, he was the director of performance sciences at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or co-author of over 50 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts. Welcome to the show, Dr. Duncan French. Support Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos for the previous 5 seasons. He is also the co-founder of Landow Performance, where he has trained the best of the best athletes in all sports. He has authored two books, lectured around the world, and more. Welcome to the show, Loren Landow. Support Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Joining Eric is a right-handed pitcher who was drafted by the Brewers in the second round of the 2013 MLB draft. He endured a Tommy John surgery in 2017, but has since made 158 MLB appearances, been named Reliever of the Month multiple times, and has now taken over the Brewers Closer role. Welcome to the show, Devin Williams. PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

On this week's episode of the podcast, Eric has on someone who has been training at CSP for several years. He was drafted in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut on September 5th of 2021. In 2022 he was picked by the Baltimore Orioles, where he is now a regular in their bullpen. Welcome to the show Bryan Baker PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's episode is the January Q&A, the questions Eric addressed are: 1. Is there any big principles you try to keep in mind as you go through an assessment to guide your programming priorities? 2. What are the key components of a warm-up? 3. Can you please elaborate on Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? 4. What do you think when you see a young kid throwing with such high velocity   PRODUCED BY:...

Today's guest is a left-handed pitcher from Alabama. After a stand-out high school career, he was selected 7th overall in the 2016 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins. After a tough start with Tommy John surgery after just four starts. He then made his MLB debut in 2020 and has now established himself as a big league regular. Welcome to those, Braxton Garret PRODUCED BY: Lagos Creative

Today's guest holds the highest win percentage in the history of Commodore baseball. Vanderbilt has made 16 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, 5 world series appearances, 4 trips to the finals, and 2 National Championships. Since 2003 Vanderbilt has produced 54 All-Americans, and 29 players have made their major league debuts. Welcome to the show, Head Coach of Vanderbilt Baseball, Tim...

Eric is solo on today's episode heading into the New Year, and is tackling a topic that is highly important to him, which is, the problem with averages as they pertain to baseball development.  Thanks for another great year, and we will see you in 2023!

Today's episode is guest hosted by John O'Neil. The guest joining him is a left-handed pitcher who was drafted by the Blue Jays in 2016, and now plays for the Florida Marlins. Welcome to the show Jake Fishman 

Joining Eric for today's episode of the podcast is a right-handed pitcher who played at the University of South Florida. After the 2018 MLB draft, he signed with Milwaukee Brewers as an undrafted free agent. He was called up to the big leagues on May 30th, 2022. In his first year, he made a total of 30 appearances. Welcome to the show Peter Strzelecki

Today's guest is a left handed pitcher from Boston, who pitched for the University Oregon for three years, where he holds the record for the most strikeouts in a single game, 20… In 2017 he was drafted 20th overall by New York Mets. He was called up to the bigs in July of 2020 where he has since become a regular in the Mets pitching lineup. Welcome, David Peterson!

Eric is solo on today's episode and he answering a few listener questions for this month's Q&A. The questions are: 1. Please elaborate on the checks and balances of the throwing shoulder? 2. What are some non-traditional predictors of injury we need to keep in mind in the baseball world? 3. What are some next frontiers in baseball that get you excited?

Today's guest signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent in 2006. For 7 years he was a catcher in the Rays organization through as high as triple-A. He played his final season in 2014 with the Detroit Tigers organization, where he then retired to pursue his coaching career. After various different coaching positions over the years,  in 2019 he was brought on by the San Francisco Giants as...

Today's guest is a utility player who was born and raised in Michigan and was drafted to the big leagues in the 28th round of the 2008 MLB draft. He opted not to sign, and instead went on to play at Bowling Green University where he set multiple records for their program. Fast forward to 2011 and he was drafted by the Blue Jays. He persevered through 800 minor league games, where he eventuall...

Today's guest is a utility player who attended Oakland University in Michigan from 2013-2016. He was recently inducted into their hall of honor earlier this year. He made his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 23rd of 2019. He was traded to the Brewers after the 2021 season and has now played in over 200 major league games. Welcome to the show Mike Brosseau