Professional Hitting Development-Volume one

<p>Player development at the professional level has gone through a massive overhaul in recent years. From the data revolution, to an emphasis on nutrition; the game has had no evolution shortage in recent years. Jim and Jake discuss proper development of hitters, and how to use data to formulate individualized hitting plans, how Jake would indoctrinate hitters into his farm system. Plus, the guys discuss how Jake would place his coaches if he were a hitting coordinator of an organization.</p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>2:00 – Discussing Hank Aaron</p> <p>12:00 – The elements that go into developing a hitter</p> <p>16:00 – Player development academies</p> <p>20:00 – How the role of hitting coordinator has changed</p> <p>23:00 – What to look for in a hitter’s trackman data</p> <p>32:00 – Absolutes a hitter must have to play at the professional level</p> <p>34:00 – Pre-draft interviews</p> <p>35:00 – How Jake would indoctrinate a player</p> <p>44:00 – Placing coaches in a farm system</p> <p>49:00 – Getting players to interpret data correctly</p> <p>55:00 – How teams minor league systems can teach players in-game quick adjustments</p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | Iheart radio | Stitcher | TuneIn | Soundcloud</p> <p>Have a question for Jake or Jim? Email the show at jimbopodcast21@gmail.com.</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara | @epsteinhitting</p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to l