Adley Rutschman On Going Amateur To Pro | Erik Averill, Travis Chick | MLB Draft Podcast #9
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to Wish List failed.
Please try again later
Remove from Wish List failed.
Please try again later
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Adley Rutschman On Going Amateur To Pro | Erik Averill, Travis Chick | MLB Draft Podcast #9
-
Narrated by:
-
By:
About this listen
On this week’s episode, Erik and Travis talk with Adley Rutschman, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Adley was selected by the Orioles as the first overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft with the highest signing bonus in baseball history. He joins us this week to discuss his time playing in college for Oregon State University, going into the MLB draft last year and making the transition from amateur to pro. Adley covers a wealth of topics in this episode including:
- How to handle public pressures of being a highly ranked athlete
- The important things to look at when choosing an agent
- Utilizing time in college to hone in and build up skills
- The mental development and other key contrasts that accompanies going from college to pro
- Walking through what draft meetings with scouts were like including some of the most unique questions he got
- Sharing how he maintained good family dynamics despite the high stress level the comes with the draft
- What it was like on draft day
- Mentally preparing for the back and forth of salary negotiations
- Advice for players and their families as they’re about to enter the draft
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.