Pelotero Podcast

Bobby and Chris dive into observations from watching the NCAA championships this past weekend, obnoxious fans/parents, a discussion about bat speed, and whether or not defense can improve in-season at the MLB level. 7:10 - College baseball championships and bad baseball 28:12 - Bat speed conversation 42:40 - The Red Sox gave up a "little league homer" - can their defense be salvaged? Hos...

Bobby recaps his trip to a Texas High School baseball game where there was a LHP touching 99mph. The guys also get into the inevitability of hitting struggles, Jordan Walker's specific struggles, Bobby's soccer coaching debut, and some college baseball and softball talk! 2:07 - Texas High School baseball game 23:18 - Struggling hitters thread 32:38 - Jordan Walker's interesting GB/FB r...

Chris and Bobby discuss their twitter brain dumps, the (best in the world) hitting system that they've built, and dig deep into what types of processes create good hitters. 3:20 - Twitter Brain dumps - Pelotero as a hitting system  16:31 - How do you know if a drill is working?  30:00 - "A tidal wave of new data" 35:50 - Masataka Yoshida's great hitterishness and why Chris loves...

What does Juan Soto need to do to be Juan Soto again? The guys get into it! 1:00 - Chris’s thread on what a hitting coach's role actually is 15:10 - Juan Soto talk begins 35:13 - Giannis's answer to a question about failure following first round elimination 43:56 - Rapid fire through some MLB topics Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Em...

Quick but meaningful this week as Bobby tells a story from his daughter's soccer game and gets into the ethics of youth coaching. The guys then talk about several MLB stories at a rapid fire pace...enjoy! 13:43 - Rapid fire begins Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email  pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Monster episode this week! Joey Cunha joins the guys last second as they discuss early season swings from teams throughout their careers, the adjustments they see with Jared Kelenic, and have a deep discussion about perception from teammates and leadership. Enjoy! 4:17 - We dive into what Joey is up to and his current place in the baseball world 9:51 - Early season rollercoasters and how to surviv...

The guys get deep into hitting talk this week starting with a question of whether pitches put in play or pitches not put in play have a bigger impact on the game. This leads to debate what hitters and pitchers actually have control over and some talk about Mike Trout and Miguel Vargas and their extreme swing decision trends to begin 2023. Enjoy! Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Pa...

Some ramblings on the new Major League Baseball game from two old timers - it's a weird time! Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email  pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

We are back and pumped to announce the launch of our Hitting Mentorship Program! Those enrolling in the program will get their at bats tracked and broken down by some of the best hitting minds in the game! We are changing the way hitting instruction is done and couldn't be more excited about it. Listen as we talk through why we think this is so important and be sure to check out the product pa...

We are back after a week long trip to Italy with lots of stories about food and Italian baseball culture! Oh, and everyone has strong opinions about the pitch clock. Enjoy! 0:00 - Recapping our trip to Parma Italy 21:39 - Pitch clock talk  40:58 - Carlos Correa vs Jhoan Duran spring training trash talk and other spring training stories Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick...

We have the rare Friday release this week because we will be traveling to Italy next week! Enjoy Bobby and Chris riffing about their qualms with the hitting world, WBC stories, Hall of Fame voting and more! 2:25 - Hitting order of operations debate - and why Chris is pissed off 33:36 - WBC preview/stories 50:34 - Hall of Fame voting discussion 1:00:07 - Jazz Chisholm is the MLB the Show cover athl...

This week we are joined by Florida Assistant Coach Chuck Jeroloman for a conversation about modern college baseball, his coaching journey, culture of player development, and recruiting! Chuck brings a breadth of knowledge from 8+ years as a professional player and over a decade of college coaching experience. We had an awesome time talking with him and we hope you enjoy the conversation! Hosts: Bo...

This week we have a long conversation with Chris's former teammate Doug Bernier who founded Pro Baseball Insider and is currently the Defensive Coordinator for the Colorado Rockies. We get into his baseball journey, his experience trying to make late career swing changes, and intricacies of defense in baseball.  Some highlights:  0:45 - Intro and glove differences for infield positions 7...

The episode where they recap 3 different baseball conventions... 5:11 - ABCA/Other conventions recap  29:15 - Bobby’s takeaways about the baseball space  34:25 - Carlton Salters' video about EV and the 8th grader topping 93 mph 52:33 - Post Show: Carlos Correa final signing  Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell  Send us your topics! Email  pi...

We are traveling back from ABCA this week so here is a conversation recorded in December 2022 with Walter Beede aka @baseballifer11. Bobby and Walter do a deep dive on modern player development, how coaches should approach the game at the youth level, and evaluating modern baseball culture as a whole. Walter has some fantastic insights and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did!  Host: Bobb...

The first episode of the new year is a great one! We have Colby Halter of the University of Florida here talking hitting, growing up playing multiple sports, dealing with expectations and failure, and much more! The conversation flowed pretty freely so there are no time stamps for this one. We encourage everyone to listen to the whole interview! Enjoy!  Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary...

This is our last episode of 2022 and we spent it wearing Christmas gifts, talking deeply about the role of hitting coach's in a players life in 2022, imploring young players to use heavy bats, and talking about some MLB free agency! Thank for listening and we can't wait for 2023! 1:59 secs - Recapping Christmas  14:16 - Swing Therapist vs. Swing Coach 29:44 - Chris’s Christmas wish (it has to...

This week we have former MLB outfielder and current broadcaster for the Colorado Rockies Ryan Spilborghs! We talk to him about his broadcasting routines, the transition from player to broadcaster, and some defining moments from his career. After we dive deep into some hitting talk with tons of thoughts about modern day player development. Its a good one, hope you enjoy!  0:00 - Ryan Spilborgh...

We are back after a LONG week with tons of stories from the Winter Meetings in San Diego! Mike Olt trying an oyster for the first time is probably the highlight. Listen for that and stay for some deeper talk about the economics of modern baseball.  1:20 - Winter Meetings Recap 28:40 - Mike Olt tries an Oyster for the first time 38:07 - Free agency moves 53:00 - Post Show - Arson Judge and som...

World class tourist and former MLB pitcher joins us this week for an awesome conversation about his career and how to prioritize baseball. Enjoy!  9:42 minutes - Guthrie’s amateur playing career and academic background  24:05 - Jeremy talks about his draft process/experience 32:30 - Jeremy's big league debut and career arc 53:07 - Jeremy’s routines that influenced success 1:06:51 - Zack...

We talk with former big leaguer Mike Olt this week about his career journey. Mike tells some hilarious stories and tries flaming hot pickles on the show for the first time!  4.50 - Mike’s "Welcome to the Big Leagues" moment 8:49 - Mike's amateur career  37:26 - Mike's draft process 45:50 - Journey through pro ball and Mike's injuries 1:23:29 - Post show - Brawl in Mexico and insane team...

Slow news week in baseball this week so we had a much quieter episode getting into the nitty gritty of developmental thought processes, effects of failure, and open up about some of the very cool conversations we have had in the past week. Think you'll like this one!  7:45 - Bobby’s observations from big data collection day - differences in generational discovery process 26:25 - We discuss an...

This week we recap the final 4 World Series games and get into Bobby's observations from a scout day he attended this past weekend.  2:57 - Pitch Tipping talk from Game 3 7:35 - Combined No-Hitter in Game 4 26:32 - Yordan Alvarez's series winning adjustments  36:19 - Bobby's scout day notes  55:29 - Post Show - Top free agents this offseason  Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewks...

Hope you guys are enjoying the World Series! Send us your questions/observations here:  Email  pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 4:44 - World Series talk 11:25 - Kyle Tucker thoughts and Bobby's Padres vs. Phillies deep dive  27:43 - Albert Pujols illegal bat 34:30 - Fallout with the Yankees season and Aaron Judge free agency 57:40 - Best Halloween candy  Ho...

Tons and tons of talk about the playoffs this week! We dive into why its important to win moments, why certain players might struggle at this time of year, some hypotheticals about all time greats, and more Twitter BS! Enjoy! 3:37 - Bryce Harper's legacy week  11:50 - Harper’s mindset in big moments 17:35 - Why is Houston so dominant in the playoffs every year 33 - Schwarber’s homer 40:18 - P...