{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chasing Baseball Dreams","title":"Episode #15 Josh Reddick | What Youth Baseball Parents Get Wrong: Talent, Exposure & Development","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1815,"description":"Josh Reddick was cut from his middle-school baseball team two years in a row. He went on to play 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, win a Gold Glove, collect more than 1,100 hits, and win a World Series. \n \nSo what should baseball parents take from a story like his? \n \nIn this episode of the Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast, Josh Reddick talks about youth baseball development, travel baseball, exposure, hitting, positional development, slumps, routines, and why parents shouldn't decide what a young player can become based on what he looks like at 10, 11, or 12 years old. \n \nJosh explains why reps matter more than where your son plays, when exposure actually begins to matter, and why talented players will eventually get found if they perform. \n \nWe also get into one of the biggest problems in youth baseball today: trying to manufacture a mechanically perfect swing instead of teaching kids how to hit. Josh explains why there is no single perfect swing, using players like Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Jose Altuve and others as examples. \n \nHe also shares what he actually notices when evaluating talented young players, what Ron Washington taught him about keeping baseball simple, how he handled one of the worst stretches of his MLB career, and the one trait he'd choose in a 12-year-old player over everything except talent. \n \nIf you're a baseball parent trying to figure out what actually matters for your son's development, this conversation is worth watching all the way through. \n \nTIMESTAMPS \n \n00:00 Josh Reddick joins Chasing Baseball Dreams \n00:36 Cut from his middle-school team twice \n03:03 What matters most for young baseball players \n04:20 When does baseball exposure actually matter? \n06:43 Being told he wasn't good enough \n08:11 Why kids shouldn't specialize at one position too early \n10:58 What Ron Washington did for Marcus Semien \n12:29 There is no blueprint for becoming a Major Leaguer \n14:42 Ron Washington and keeping baseball simple \n17:18 What parents...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q3rQG5ngcoyZtBBqydY-LYe-2NzrWpT_DUSzYHdnSkI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Zjgy/ODMwMjJlOGEzZDUz/M2RjN2UzOGM3OWQy/NWI5Yy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}