Pitching Tips from a former MLB Pitcher - Jacob Turner

11/07/22 • 42 min

Jacob Turner is a former player who was a first-round pick in 2009, #9 in the draft and had an MLB career. He also played for several years in the big leagues and Korea. He has retired from playing and is now an entrepreneur; where he and his brother started JL Strategic Wealth company.

In this episode, Jacob talks about how he made adjustments on the mound as a pitcher and what things he would do differently if he could start over again as a young pitcher.

Aside from baseball, he also talks about his transition after baseball, becoming an entrepreneur.

Time Stamps:

[3:33] If you go back and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be to a young Jacob Turner just coming up through the minor leagues?

[5:01] How did you keep your energy level neutral when you didn’t do well?

[7:10] Is there a time when you shouldn’t stick to the process anymore?

[8:31] What was different between your best year in the MLB as a 22-year-old?

[12:20] When you started struggling in 2013-2014, were you trying to find a new feeling, or were you still trying to find that feeling you had when you were dominant?

[12:38] What’s the most significant difference between facing big league hitters versus minor league hitters?

[17:20] Were you ever trying to add more velocity to get back to the big leagues?

[12:27] Why did you stop playing when you were only 28?

[21:36] How did you enjoy playing over in Korea?

[22:56] What was one thing you learned while in Korea?

[23:55] If you had a son, would you let him sign out of high school?

[26:49] Do you know anybody who has struggled to transition out of baseball?

[28:04] Can you take everyone through what you did after playing?

[32:17] What things stand out to you that successful people have?

[35:23] Where do you see yourself in the next 5-10 years?

[36:58] Was there a moment when you realized what type of a business this was when you were a player?

[38:30] What was the process like when you were being sent down or released?

[40:13] What’s the most significant difference between minor and major leagues?

FOLLOW JACOB:

TWITTER: TheSuddenWealth

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In this episode, Jacob talks about how he made adjustments on the mound as a pitcher and what things he would do differently if he could start over again as a young pitcher.

Aside from baseball, he also talks about his transition after baseball, becoming an entrepreneur.

Time Stamps:

[3:33] If you go back and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be to a young Jacob Turner just coming up through the minor leagues?

[5:01] How did you keep your energy level neutral when you didn’t do well?

[7:10] Is there a time when you shouldn’t stick to the process anymore?

[8:31] What was different between your best year in the MLB as a 22-year-old?

[12:20] When you started struggling in 2013-2014, were you trying to find a new feeling, or were you still trying to find that feeling you had when you were dominant?

[12:38] What’s the most significant difference between facing big league hitters versus minor league hitters?

[17:20] Were you ever trying to add more velocity to get back to the big leagues?

[12:27] Why did you stop playing when you were only 28?

[21:36] How did you enjoy playing over in Korea?

[22:56] What was one thing you learned while in Korea?

[23:55] If you had a son, would you let him sign out of high school?

[26:49] Do you know anybody who has struggled to transition out of baseball?

[28:04] Can you take everyone through what you did after playing?

[32:17] What things stand out to you that successful people have?

[35:23] Where do you see yourself in the next 5-10 years?

[36:58] Was there a moment when you realized what type of a business this was when you were a player?

[38:30] What was the process like when you were being sent down or released?

[40:13] What’s the most significant difference between minor and major leagues?

FOLLOW JACOB:

TWITTER: TheSuddenWealth

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Previous Episode

Learn to Develop Infielders at Every Level - Brandon Szink

How do you Develop Infielders at Every Level of Baseball?

Youth

High School

College

Professional

Brandon Szink is a coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and runs the Bo Jackson Elite Travel organization. He has coached in professional baseball and is now doing travel baseball.

Brandon talks about high school and college baseball and developing infielders. He also shares how to manage a team and build a lineup.

He gives ways on how you can communicate with your players as well as with parents and coaches.

SHOW NOTES:

[3:00] How do you help players develop?

[9:08] what's usually the lowest-hanging fruit that you see when working with those kids? Is there any couple of things that you consistently see time and time again that you consistently have to work on with infielders?

[12:10] On the infield side, is it possible to take too many ground balls?

[15:53] What's something that you see from players that they really need to work on or emphasize in order to get to that next level?

[19:48] Is there anything that you help your infielders with specifically to help reduce that anxiety?

[32:44] What are some of the things that coaches can improve upon? What's some good pieces of advice you have for managing the game?

[38:34] Is there a certain reason you structure your lineup the way that you?

[43:01] What would you say to other travel organizations as something that they could do that would benefit travel baseball as a whole? What's something you feel like you guys do very well that maybe other organizations overlook?

[47:48] Is there anything else you would want to have or want anybody to know about you?

FOLLOW BRANDON:

Twitter: b_szink12

Instagram: b_szink12

Website: https://brandonszink.wordpress.com/about/

LinkedIn: Brandon Szink

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Next Episode

D1 Scholarship Pulled to Pac 12 Pitcher of the Year - Troy Rallings

In this episode, we have Troy Rallings. Troy is a former Pac-12 pitcher of the Year at the University of Washington. While in high school, he was recruited by another D1 program and ended up getting his scholarship pulled. We hear a lot about that in the recruiting world now, and Troy lived it. Still, he persevered and ended up attending the University of Washington and becoming the Pac-12 pitcher of the year.

SHOW NOTES:

[3:12] Why do you want to stay in baseball and continue to coach, develop, and help players get recruited?

[4:22] Have you been in the travel baseball scene?

[5:32] What are some ways you feel you can change the industry?

[9:47] How do you monitor arm stress?

[12:44] Where do you think travel baseball is going in the next 3-5 years?

[16:10] What are some of the things you're doing to help get their name out and get them recruited?

[21:21] How do you educate the parents and be honest with them when reviewing the recruiting process and where their kids stand right now?

[23:48] What are your thoughts on finding the right fit?

[26:18] What about the kids who aren't Power Five kids? Would you give them the same advice?

[29:46] How many players do you think never reach their potential because they don't believe that they deserve to have success?

[35:22] It's more than the money. It's about the influence of the impact and the relationships.

[36:37] If it's not the reality I want, let's just pause, take a deep breath and look at it and say, okay, what is it?

[37:01] How were you recruited in high school?

FOLLOW TROY:

Website: wholesticbaseball.com

Twitter: Troy Rallings

Instagram: Troy Rallings

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