Pelotero Podcast

2:13 - Relationship advice for baseball softball players 11:58 - Super Bowl/halftime show recap 15:48 - Updated thoughts on the continued lockout  28:50 - If Chris were an active player what would he be doing to prepare for the season?  36:16 - With no MLB how do you get into college baseball?  45:24 - Advice for college players opening up their seasons 49:30 - Post Show: Opinions o...

Former big leaguer Brandon Guyer joins us today and we talk a ton about mental performance and development in the game of baseball. Huge thanks to Brandon for one of our favorite interviews we have ever done! 1:55 - A quick check-in on automated strike zones 5:59 - Brandon gives some thoughts on the lockout.  10:08 - We get DEEP into Brandon's career and the work he is doing now around the im...

(Audio is Fixed!) 0:57 - David Ortiz is a hall of famer! The guys recap the HOF voting this past week and all of the controversy that it brought. 22:34 - Tom Brady mess of a situation regarding his retirement announcement...what is happening? 31:42 - The guys talk about the state of the NFL, how the playoff games went, and why Chris isn't watching. 40:47 - Post show: Who is the most likely player...

4:10 - Josh talks about his baseball journey from high school all the way through the big leagues.  9:30 - The guys get deep with Josh on what it was like being a "knuckleball catcher", and being part of the small fraternity of guys that have done it at the big league level.  27:25 - Chris talks about Josh's role as a glue guy on the 2015 Blue Jays and the importance of team chemistry.&n...

2:45 - The story about the high school coach that got into trouble for swearing at his players 9:30 - The guys recap their trip to Chicago for ABCA, give some observations about the baseball space, and reveal some of their favorite things that they saw.  32:18 - Tewks gets deeper into something he has been saying for a long time: You cannot actually teach hitting.  42:40 - Chris had a tw...

1:28 - Latroy talks about his role with the Twins right now. 4:30 - At what point did LaTroy feel like a veteran leader?  7:55 - LaTroy gives some observations about some of the generational changes he witnessed over his career.  16:22 - When did LaTroy feel like he belonged?  25:40 - Differences between closers and other relief roles 31:48 - LaTroy describes some of his favorite mo...

3:40 - We are hitting the road! The guys talk about what they hope to accomplish, why these assessments are so important, and how their careers could've been different had they had access to this stuff.  31:10 - Where should players be at this point in the offseason?  34:46 - The guys discuss their new years resolutions for both the baseball world and themselves.  39:26 - Post Show...

5:35 - Breaking down some Vlad Jr. clips in which he very clearly has very different intents. 11:35 - Discussing a Twitter thread about coaches reliant on tech to help hitters.  23:14 - The guys discuss Tiger's viral interview clip going around Twitter. 35:21 - Is Tom Brady cool? 42:30 - Post Show: What is the coolest baseball Christmas gift you have ever received?  Send us your topics!...

Real nice episode today with Rays Outfielder Brett Phillips. Brett's energy and positivity is infectious and inspiring, we hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did!  Also, Brett's laugh is utterly ridiculous.  5:06 - Brett’s “Baseball Is Fun” brand - where did this come from? 10:40 - Where does Brett’s extremely positive attitude come from? 22:11 - Getting into baseball stuff - Brett...

Incredible insight here from recent WORLD SERIES CHAMPION Bobby Magallanes! Huge thanks to him for coming on.  5:22 - What kind of prep work is Bobby doing given all of the uncertainty right now? 14:00 - Bobby talks about the role of trust in coaching hitters. 19:47 - Process of dealing with other influences on players/private hitting coaches 29:00 - The power of coaches words and how they ca...

Awesome to have Coach Ferber from Real Ballers National and Casey Smith from Out Front Hitting on the show this week! The guys get into a spirited talk with Bobby and Chris about the state of coaching hitters, coaches being attacked on twitter, and talk about individual breakthroughs they have all had in understanding the swing.  Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @Pelotero...

1:00 - Do younger athletes have an awareness of previous generations? 8:32 - Multi-sport athlete discussion - Should baseball players seeking opportunities in higher levels be pursuing other sports as well? 18:50 - Importance of benchmarking athletes in their development - who should they be compared to? 29:35 - The guys discuss the controversial NL Cy Young selection and the importance of innings...

Kevin Graber is the Head Baseball Coach at Phillips Academy Andover in Massachusetts and is an outstanding guest! We appreciated hearing about his wild journey through baseball and him sharing about the rabbit holes he has gone down as a coach. Huge thanks to him for an awesome episode! 2:22 - Coach Graber talks us through his (pretty wild) personal baseball journey. 14:00 - KG shares with us the...

7:32 - Long conversation recapping the playoffs, analyzing the state of the game, and diving into some hot stove type stuff 1:07:07 - Buster Posey retirement! Is he a Hall of Famer?  1:13:40 - Mailbag 1:18:15 - Post Show: Pete Fatse promotion! Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Huge thanks to Jose for coming on! This is an incredible interview and it was so enjoyable getting as detailed about hitting with such an incredible player! 2:38 - Jose’s role in the shifting dynamics of player development. 3:50 - What was Jose’s foundation pre swing change? 9:00 - Getting into specific evolutions in Jose’s swing 20:32 - Jose's plate awareness and competitive mindset 28:25 - Jose’...

3:04 - Recapping the American League playoffs thus far 12:23 - Temperature check on robot umpires and should MLB hitters change their approach when umpires fail them? 18:11 - Recapping the National League playoffs 28:37 - Freddie Freeman’s early NLCS struggles 38:10 - Critiquing the Dodgers’ pitching usage 44:22 - Thoughts on the two remaining managers and World Series Preview Send us your topics!...

1:08 - Recapping the Wild Card Games 11:25 - Diving into the individual division series matchups 32:28 - The guys discuss the “automatic double” play from Red Sox vs. Rays Game 3 49:00 - Bobby dives into a tweet about scalability amongst hitting coaches. 1:04:39 - Giancarlo Stanton’s success and the concept of a perfect swing Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on...

Awesome guest this week - veteran MLB catcher Erik Kratz! Easily the guest that has made fun of Chris the most...enjoy!  4:41 - Bobby asks Erik about the length of his absurd baseball reference page and Erik tells some minor league stories. 11:56 - Through all of Erik’s time in pro baseball what have been the constants? 16:21 - How does being a catcher allow you to engage with teammates and i...

We have special guest Kevin Goldstein on the show this week! Kevin is a former front office executive for the Houston Astros and is currently a writer with Fangraphs. 4:12 - We dig into Kevin’s history with baseball and talk about how he ended up working for the Astros. 8:00 - Kevin describes his familiarity with Chris’s career and talks about the time the Astros tried to claim him. They get into...

Big thanks to Kevin for coming on the show! He and Chris recorded from Kevin's hotel room while eating room service - authentic big league off day right there.  Chris and Kevin are a little quiet the first ten minutes. If you want to jump to when the audio improves its good at 10:24.  Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 3:53 - We get into Kevi...

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 3:17 - The guys reflect on Derek Jeter’s career, what he meant to them growing up, and what makes guys like Jeter, Brady, and Jordan so different. 18:35 - Intentional balks - What are these? What is this all about? 24:47 - Bobby recaps the Mets Yankees Sunday night game and why things got heated! 29:47 - Who should ge...

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 2:29 - Is on field machine work garbage? General thoughts on the individuality of preparation for competition. 11:22 - The guys discuss the Mets players giving a thumbs down to their fans this past week. 15:37 - This guys discuss a tweet from Jeff Leach saying that having a great attitude and work ethic is not enough...

Today we have Assistant Red Sox Hitting Coach Pete Fatse on to get DEEP into some hitting topics! Enjoy! Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 2:00 - Pete gets into just how cool it is to work for the Red Sox after having grown up a Red Sox fan. 10:00 - Pete reflects on what it means to have an impact on the game at the highest level and the importance of...

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 1:30 - It’s Pelotero release day! The guys share some reflection on getting to this point and what they are excited to provide moving forward. 5:03 - Bobby talks about his guest spot on the New England Baseball Journal last week which leads into a big picture discussion about hitting, how hitters figure out how to do...

Huge thanks to Assistant UTSA Softball Coach Carlton Salters for coming on the show! Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter 2:19 - Who is Carlton? We get into his background playing Division 1 Football, cultural differences between the sports, and how he ended up coaching softball. 9:04 - Carlton goes through and talk about the pictures in his office and w...