by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales
What’s up NLB followers? This week I’ve been bouncing around the grapefruit league, taking in as much baseball as possible. This is the second and final part of my spring training adventures that took me to 9 games in 7 days! It has been an absolute blast. Part...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales
What’s up NLB followers? This week I’ve been bouncing around the grapefruit league, taking in as much baseball as possible. As usual, I’ve have some really cool experiences (hanging out in the Rays’ locker room, telling Kevin Youkilis where to eat dinner,...
by Dave Franco | MLB Clubhouse Convos
Today in our Clubhouse Convos we have Ben Zobrist, super utility man for the Tampa Bay Rays. Not only is Ben a great guy, he’s also a very talented switch hitter that can play just about any position on the field… and play it well. We appreciate Ben taking the time to...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, MLB Clubhouse Convos
Many thanks to Drew Sutton for cutting lunch short with Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia to spend some quality time with Next Level Ballplayer. Drew is coming off a season where he saw time with the big league clubs of both the Reds and Indians. In this edition of...
by Dave Franco | Prospect Perspectives
Thanks to Andy Simunic for stopping by to hang out with Next Level Ballplayer. He was a standout player at the University of Tennessee before starting his professional career in the Astros organization in 2008. Today Andy talks about adjusting from college to pro...