Following the release of our brand new game tracking tool Plate Intelligence we interviewed Boston Red Sox Hitting Coach Pete Fatse about his priorities as a big league hitting coach!
If you'd like to incorporate some of this thinking into you or your players' routines check out Plate Intelligence - https://youtu.be/rLQOIUQ8Crc?si=c-VJNjx3qA5PpufA
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Guest: Pete Fatse
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
We welcome Jon Sintes of Cutternation to the pod to capture the perspective of a high level pitcher and the things he prioritizes paying attention to in the game.
Topics discussed:
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Guest: Jon Sintes
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
These are the things ever hitter needs to pay attention to in order to understand exactly WHY they're making outs.
The best hitters avoid outs like the plague! More on this here!
1:00 - Why Understanding Your Outs is So Important
3:00 - The Role of the Swing
4:45 - Pitch Selection
12:15 - Timing
18:00 - Accuracy
20:45 - How to turn 'Paying Attention' into a habit
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Player development in 2025 is now fully personalized. Welcome to the future!
Today we have Matt Swope - Head Coach of Maryland Baseball and co-found of Motor Preference Experts. We recap our ABCA panel and deep dive the adjustments made by the pro-hitter present, talk a ton about motor preferences, Matt's journey to embracing them, and more!
Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary
Guest: Matt Swope
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Motor Preference Experts: https://motorpreferencesexperts.com/
Happy Holidays! Bringing you guys some great vibes on this one with Coach Jason Ferber in a conversation where we dive into his baseball knowledge, some advice for those attending ABCA, and some hypothetical questions that will get you thinking hard!
1:40 - Where does Ferbs' sense of humor come from? (His baseball origin story)
26:20 - What is your definition of "good"?
38:58 - Dos and Don'ts of ABCA
49:40 - Ferbatheticals
Join the waitlist for our free ABCA coaches event here: https://pelotero.com/2025abcacoachesregistration
Goat'd Athlete: https://goatedathlete.com/
We have a long talk with Phil Price - the founder of Evolution Baseball and a Pelotero partner. We dive deep into Phil's unique academy, why it's always been important for him to embrace being different, how he sees the future of player development, and why its important to be honest with players about how good they are.
We finish the show with Pelotero Pickle (46:56) where we give some leftover World Series thoughts and Bobby tells some stories about coaching 6U basketball.
More information about Hitter Potential Score here: https://pelotero.com/how-it-works
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Guest: Phil Price
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
We get into a long conversation with Matt Joyce (1:28) about defining moments in his career, playing in the big leagues during the tech revolution, tactics he utilized in the batters box, and what he thinks of Hitter Potential Score.
We finish the show with a World Series edition of Pelotero Pickle where the guys discuss their biggest takeaways (48:20).
More information about Hitter Potential Score here: https://pelotero.com/how-it-works
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Guest: Matt Joyce
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Excited to unveil the Hitter Potential Score - now available for all Pelotero athletes!
Want your swing scored? Find one of our partners near you: https://pelotero.com/pelotero-partners
1:28 - Intro to CEO Bennett Fisher
4:32 - What is the Hitter Potential Score and why do we need it?
For the next chunk of the podcasts we get DEEP into the components that make up the Hitter Potential Score.
20:30 - Bat Performance
27:07 - Swing Plane
33:55 - Depth and Length
39:25 - Swing Direction
44:55 - Body Mechanics
53:19 - Summary discussion about how the score is calculated, what it ultimately means, and why we believe you should trust it (Highly recommend everyone listen to this part!)
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello, Bennett Fisher
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
We welcome Jake DePew to discuss how Hit Lab is utilizing player intelligence, how it has changed life for him and his players, and the most important hitting conversations he is having right now!
1:07 - Interview with Jake DePew
48:21 - Pelotero Pickle segment (lots of Mookie talk)
For more information on player intelligence visit our website: www.pelotero.com
We've brainstormed 6 ultra important things you need to be considering when planning out your offseason!
1. Big Picture Considerations - 3:25
2. Logistics - 11:50
3. Quantity vs. Quality of work - 20:44
4. Sticking to a plan vs. When to deviate - 30:43
5. Balancing different difficulties of work - 37:45
6. Why you should use Pelotero! - 49:42
Pelotero Pickle Segment - 1:01:10
For more information on player intelligence visit our website: www.pelotero.com
For more information on player intelligence visit our website: www.pelotero.com
We're back! After a summer break we are back to explain where we have been, why the podcast name has changed, and get back to delivering weekly content!
We start off explaining where we've been before diving into the 5 most important things every hitter needs to learn about themselves. These are the things that need to be ingrained in young hitters!
9:15 - 1. Basic Strengths and Weaknesses
17:20 - 2. An Understanding of Why You Make Outs
26:45 - 3. The Type of Work YOU Need to Do to Create Game Success
38:52 - 4. Your Emotional Tendencies
51:15 - 5. What YOU Want to Be as a Player
58:42 - New Pelotero Pickle segment
2:27 - Golf talk and weird umpire stories
18:36 - Caitlin Clark talk
24:39 - Hitting talk begins - If you can't hit a fastball down the middle that you are looking for...you suck at hitting.
46:45 - MLB posts a tour of the LSU facilities
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
We definitely did not talk about bat speed.
2:00 - Women's sports and why Bobby is now into the WNBA
14:25 - MLB releases bat tracking data
41:46 - Watching Juan Soto should be mandatory for players that want to play in college
50:23 - Glow in the dark baseball game
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
0:43 - Chris has a black eye from adult men's basketball
12:18 - The White Sox struggles and how to hit well when you're in a dreadful lineup
20:16 - NFL Draft and talking about the importance of family in the career of an athlete
33:30 - Answering a question about the Soto shuffle
40:50 - Shohei's declining K-rate
53:25 - Boone's funny ejection
1:02:00 - Ha-Seong Kim smoking stories
1:13:36 - Sharing an email we got from a listener
Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
2:00 - Chris recaps going to another Motor Preferences clinic and the guys talk generally about hitting
16:24 - Deep dive into the Corey Seager article about his mindset
47:18 - Juan Soto is KILLING it in NY
53:00 - Somebody needs to stop Nestor Cortes...
56:19 - Post Show grievances
3:27 - Pitcher Injury Epidemic
21:45 - Death of the Fastball
35:30 - Mookie Betts is doing Babe Ruth things but Bobby is skeptical about him playing shortstop
50:12 - Nolan Arenado might be broken right now
59:00 - Certain "people" are already claiming ownership of Jackson Holliday's swing
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
4:10 - NCAA basketball watching in Bobby's household
7:43 - MLB Korea Series and Shohei Ohtani under investigation
19:12 - LeBron and JJ Redick's new podcast and what it can tell us about the process of high level athletes
38:06 - Who is the best MLB player that absolutely can not dunk a basketball?
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
2:52 - Chris talks about his experience making an MLB roster out of Spring Training
15:48 - The hype behind different Spring Training guys: Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford etc.
35:35 - Can a guy do anything in Spring Training that will impress Chris or Bobby?
48:52 - Swing "chunking"
59:24 - Bobby rants about challenging calls in college softball
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
6:03 - How to create 7U practice plans and what lessons can we take from these
18:17 - The importance of role models in sports to kids
42:50 - How to train swing decisions and the Phillies' new BP philosophy
1:01:41 - Shohei Ohtani's legendary exit velos in flips and why it means less than you think
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
Off-the-cuff episode where we dive into panic from players and parents as the season starts up!
2:00 - Kicking off the college season
15:50 - Advice to baseball parents for when your kid is struggling
41:00 - Professor at a D3 school sent an email shaming student-athletes for their priorities
Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello
Producer: Patrick McDonnell
Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com
Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter