| Every professional baseball player I have seen has | | | | super high level - your mind. |
| talent. They have the ability to consistently | | | | You can list many players who do have |
| reproduce their skills on the playing field, no | | | | exceptional can't miss talent. I think of players like |
| matter if it is their ability to run fast, throw hard, | | | | A-Rod, Ken Griffey Jr, Josh Beckett and Josh |
| hit with power, pitch like a pitching machine or to | | | | Hamilton. They are players who were born to |
| throw a certain pitch at any point in the count. | | | | play in the major leagues and they have worked |
| These skills are the skills that most players strive | | | | hard to hone their skills to continue to play there - |
| to excel with every single day at practice. They | | | | they deserve it. The vast majority of players do |
| are the most sought after skills in the game and | | | | not possess skills such as the players listed above. |
| what scouts typically evaluate when looking at a | | | | They do not throw 95 or have the ability to hit |
| player. While these skills are important, there are | | | | .325. Instead, they constantly have to get a feel |
| a certain group of players who possess these | | | | for pitching in order to be able to do things other |
| skills and also have and develop one additional skill | | | | pitchers cannot do - like throwing multiple pitches |
| - the ability to think during the baseball game and | | | | for strikes and not being afraid to throw a 3-2 |
| increase your baseball IQ. | | | | change-up. Hitters need to learn how to take an |
| Most baseball players have the chance to work | | | | extra base or to be able to play great defense at |
| on their physical skills every day during the | | | | multiple positions. These are some of the things |
| baseball season. They get to take batting practice | | | | that players do to make themselves invaluable on |
| with a pitching machine until their arms are tired | | | | a team. They are things that every player can do |
| and throw bullpen sessions, most of them work | | | | to improve their game. |
| out even harder in the off season at very specific | | | | Much like being aggressive, having great physical |
| skills. They also have all day to do it because of | | | | tools, being intelligent, having great character and |
| the salaries that they are paid to play the game. | | | | being versatile are important for players to |
| There is an abundance of game repetition and skill | | | | become truly great. Having a great baseball IQ |
| coaching for all players and it should make you | | | | can be the difference between being a great |
| wonder why some players excel and why others | | | | player and being a good one who. Physical skills |
| just barely get to be in the league for any length | | | | can be improved through hard work. Learning the |
| of time. The answer is that the players who get | | | | game takes time, patience and a little bit of |
| to actually make it far in the game of baseball | | | | studying to be able to advance your baseball IQ. |
| play with their baseball minds as much as their | | | | Work hard, play hard and learn the game. It will |
| baseball talent. That is the difference between | | | | pay you great rewards in the long run. |
| just playing the game and playing the game at a | | | | |