Elite Baseball Development Podcast with Richard Bleier
Written on May 29, 2019 at 4:10 am, by Eric Cressey
We’re excited to welcome Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Richard Bleier to the podcast for Episode #11. A special thanks goes out to this show’s sponsor, Pedestal Footwear. Head to http://www.PedestalFootwear.com and enter the coupon code EC20 and you’ll receive a 20% off on your order.
Show Outline
- How Richard’s complacency in high school limited his growth as a ballplayer and how his experience at Florida Gulf Coast provided the discipline he needed to arrive at purposeful development
- How Richard remained patient and persevered through an extensive minor league career
- What transformed Richard from a career minor leaguer to one of best statistical pitchers to ever toe a big league rubber
- Why Richard moved away from relying so heavily on his fastball and how mixing his pitches to include more changeups allowed him to become a more consistent and effective pitcher
- How commanding the inner half of the plate revolutionized the way Richard attacks hitters and how this led to the development of his cutter
- How Richard extracts value from analytical information on hitters while still playing to his strengths to create a plan that inspires confidence against the best hitters in baseball
- Why Richard considers himself the most unlikely big leaguer of all time
- What characteristics in coaches have helped and hindered Richard’s development throughout his career
- How Richard’s parents have proven to be his most supportive (and embarrassing) fans as he reflects on the best moments of his minor league career
- How Richard strained his lat in 2018 and how he worked diligently and intelligently to rehab from this injury successfully
You can follow Richard on Instagram at @RichardBleier.
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