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.
Episode Notes:
2:00 – Discussing Hank Aaron
12:00 – The elements that go into developing a hitter
16:00 – Player development academies
20:00 – How the role of hitting coordinator has changed
23:00 – What to look for in a hitter’s trackman data
32:00 – Absolutes a hitter must have to play at the professional level
34:00 – Pre-draft interviews
35:00 – How Jake would indoctrinate a player
44:00 – Placing coaches in a farm system
49:00 – Getting players to interpret data correctly
55:00 – How teams minor league systems can teach players in-game quick adjustments
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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 learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to address the unique needs of individual players. For more information, log on to www.epsteinhitting.com.
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