Patrick Jones Baseball

Patrick Jones Baseball

Hosted by: Patrick Jones

Patrick Jones is a former hitting coach in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Now, he helps high school baseball players get recruited to play in college. This baseball podcast is designed around player development...

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Hitting Trainer at Driveline Baseball, Max Gordon - 068

Episode #68

From Junior College Baseball to starting for Oregon State in the College World Series, Max Gordon has had a unique road in baseball. Currently a hitter trainer at Driveline max shares his journey from leaving his...
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Learning to coach pitchers with Demetre Kokoris - 066

Episode #66

Currently a pitching coach at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Demetre takes us through his journey as a coach. We get into recruiting pitchers and what he looks for, why he likes the college game over...
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Living life in the fast lane with Bronson Arroyo - 064

Episode #64

Life is fast, there is no reason not to do what you want to do. In this episode Bronson talks about how he only wants to spend time doing things he loves. He isn't married, no kids. He travels and plays music. Growing...
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What its like to be a first year coach with Jared Gaynor - 063

Episode #63

I am currently the hitting coach for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes Collegiate League. In this episode I am joined by the head coach, Jarod Gayner. We talk about our team, mistakes we've made, and go over how the...
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Life in the big leagues with former first round pick, Alex Meyer - 062

Episode #62

Alex is currently on the DL with a shoulder injury and rehabbing in L.A. Being from a small town in Indiana Alex talks about how he prefers to live in a small town over a big city, what is Albert Pujols and Mike Trout...
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Understanding the metrics for Blast Motion with Students of the game -061

Episode #61

Getting instant feedback is one thing. Learning how to apply it to help players is something different. We have Matt De Marte of students of the game on this episode to help close the gap. Matt did a study with Blast...
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Why creating a GIF can help you learn the swing, pvc work with Craig Hyatt - 060

Episode #60

Mostly known for the amount of GIFs that he puts out on twitter, @hyattcraig. Craig explains why making those short videos can help you understand the swing. Unlike most baseball coaches, Craig also coaches football...
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The director of pitching programs at Driveline, Matt Daniels - 059

Episode #59

Creating proper programs for players is a huge part of development process. Matt gets into how and why he designs different programs for different pitchers in this episode. We also talk about pitch design and how...
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The scout who signed J.D. Martinez and is now the Head Coach at Nova Southeastern, Greg Brown - 058

Episode #58

2016 ABCA Divisoin II National Coach of the Year Ā Starting out his career as a scout, he signed Kike Hernandez and J.D. Martinez. Greg talks about what he saw in both players and whether or not he ever believed they...
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Entrepreneur in the baseball world with Justin Volman - 057

Episode #57

Justin started his own company, College Baseball Scouting Network while he was a student at the University go Alabama. They have 225 scouts across 6 countries, scouting top college players for the MLB draft. CBSN have...
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How to develop hitters in a team structure with Trent Otis -056

Episode #56

Time and space constraints often limit what some coaches can do with players. Luckily, the master of hitting in a team structure Trent Otis stopped by to give us some tips. From using pvc pipes to bands Trent explains...
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Finding new ways to develop hitters with Ryan Parker - 055

Episode #55

The Co - Director of Hitting at 108 Performance, Ryan Parker drops some helpful nugget in this episode. Ryan started out as a scout and writer and eventually transitioned into coaching. He gives tips on what drills...
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