Atlanta Braves LHP Sean Newcomb joined the SOTG podcast to talk development, training, and his breakout campaign this past season!

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SOTG Podcast Episode 14: Sean Newcomb

Alex Katz is a LHP in the White Sox organization and also doubles as an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the company KD Custom Kicks, which has made custom shoes and cleats for athletes like Aaron Judge and David Wright. We spoke with Alex about playing in the WBC with Team Israel, how SOTG listeners can customize their own kicks, and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 13: Alex Katz

We spoke with Ryan Fuller (@FullerHitting on social media) about all things hitting from using objective data feedback, the importance of looking at the swing from a movement standpoint, development in the Northeast and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 12: Ryan Fuller

Phil Capra is a catching prospect in the Mets organization. As a former teammate of Matthew's, this episode features two old friends talking hitting, player development and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 11: Phil Capra Interview

The World Series is over, which means it’s time for a recap of not only the Fall Classic, but the whole season in general. We’ll cover that plus 2018 player superlatives, SOTG’s plans for the offseason and much more in this episode of the SOTG Podcast.

SOTG Podcast Episode 10: World Series Recap

SOTG partner and former Colorado Rockie Jason Hirsh comes on the show to talk about the opening of his new facility in Denver, player development, and to, of course, talk about the team he pitched for, the Rockies!

SOTG Podcast Episode 9: Development in Denver feat. Jason Hirsh

The World Series Preview Podcast is here! Matthew and Matt talk about the best time of the year, give some credit to the Brewers, talk a lot about Clayton Kershaw and cover every story line leading up to this historic World Series match-up!

SOTG Podcast Episode 8: World Series Preview

We love mobility here at #SOTG. In this podcast, Vice President Jonathan de Marte goes in depth on the importance of improving movement quality and mobility, his custom mobility program and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 7: The Importance of Mobility

This podcast is a preview of the ALCS and NLCS. Matthew and Matt go over some of the top stories from the division series, answer some questions from our followers, give predictions and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 6: League Championship Series Preview

In this edition of the #SOTG podcast, Matthew and new SOTG analytics team member Matt Carlin give a playoff preview. They go over first round match-ups, share who they think the most dangerous teams are, some players to watch, and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 5: Playoff Preview

This episode of the SOTG Podcast features professional pitcher and SOTG Vice President Jonathan de Marte. In our discussion, we cover a variety of topics focused mainly on his second season of professional baseball and his time spent in the prestigious Atlantic League. We also talk about the metrics Jonathan looks at, what the future holds for him and more!

SOTG Podcast Episode 4: Jonathan de Marte

SOTG Podcast 3 is an introduction to baseball analytics. In this episode, Matthew goes into detail on some of the basic principles that govern Sabermetrics, and he describes the process of why advanced metrics are better at evaluating performance than traditional statistics!

SOTG Podcast Episode 3: Intro to Analytics

In this episode, SOTG President Matthew is joined by Ethan Moore, a Trackman Intern and aspiring baseball analyst, as they discuss everything that happened in this year’s trade deadline. Listen to find out who they believe the winners, losers, and who their favorite trades of the deadline are!

SOTG Podcast Episode 2: 2018 MLB Trade Deadline

In the first official SOTG podcast, President Matthew de Marte and Throwing Specialist Pete Bayer talk about what it means to be an analytically minded player. We discuss our processes for evaluating ourselves, what numbers we look at, why we think it gives us a better perspective and more! Welcome to the SOTG podcast, we are excited to bring more content to you!

SOTG Podcast Episode 1

Jason Hirsh is a former MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies. Since his playing career has ended, Jason has founded FAST (Function Arm Strength and Training) arm care and is the owner and lead instructor at the facility. FAST is one of the only data-driven development facilities in Colorado. We spoke to Jason about that, his philosophies on development for kids growing up, and the warm-up and recovery methods he uses at FAST, among other topics!

SOTG Jason Hirsh Interview

The Students of the Game Podcast is dedicated to providing baseball players, coaches, parents, and fans a one-stop-shop for content regarding the new generation of baseball analytics and player development.