by Dave Franco | Interview, Mental Baseball, MLB Clubhouse Convos, Winning Ballplayer
Today we get to spend some time with one of the best second basemen in the game who happens to have one of the best personalities in all of sports. Of course, we’re talking about the Reds’ Brandon Phillips. Brandon is in his 11th MLB season...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Summer is coming to an end, and many of you are getting ready to report to college baseball programs and campuses for the first time. Transitioning to college baseball from high school life is not easy. That’s why Next Level Ballplayer compiled this...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer, Recruiting Most Popular
When I speak to high school players around the country, I always ask, “How many of you guys want to play baseball in college?” Mostly everyone raises his hand. If you are a high school player reading Next Level Ballplayer, then you would most likely raise your hand...
by Dave Franco | Catching, Hitting, Interview, Mental Baseball, Prospect Perspectives
After interviewing one of the Yankees’ top prospects Mason Williams a few weeks ago, some Next Level Ballplayer followers (from Red Sox Nation) sent me a few “comments”. They “politely” asked me to stop wasting my time with Yankee interviews, and instead, to do...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Mental Baseball, Next Level Ballplayer, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Every batter spends some time in the on-deck circle before his at-bat. Well, maybe not directly inside the circle (weirdly enough, rarely do players actually stand on the circle), but somewhere in the vicinity. Too often ballplayers go through the motions in the...