#54 - Chad Stevens - Consistently Becoming Better In Professional Baseball.

Today’s guest on the podcast is Chad Stevens, who is currently a professional baseball player for the Houston Astros. He recently finished playing over 120 games at the AA level with the Corpus Christi Hooks and jumped on the podcast to discuss his preparation going into the 2024 season. This conversation was special because I had the opportunity to coach Chad during his Portland Pilots career.

We had some fun in this one discussing his journey and diving into what he has learned from the past 3 years in pro ball. My two favorite parts of the podcast were when Chad discussed the difference between competitive and mechanical adjustments and his lesson from playing with Jose Altuve.

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Timestamps

(1:58) We’re Live

(5:45) Off-Season Training In Philly

(8:50) Mentally Preparing For Spring Training

(12:55) Swing Obsession

(16:00) Committing To The Right Things

(19:10) First Big League Experience At Spring Training

(21:55) Surrounding Yourself With People Better Than You

(25:10) Seeing Yourself As A Big Leaguer

(28:38) Jose Altuze

(33:40) Seeing Your Peers Make It

(35:40) Taking Ownership

(42:00) Competitive & Mechanical Adjustments

(45:55) Being Objective

(47:55) Learning From This Past Season

(51:07) Being Enthusiastic

(53:55) Mental Make-Up of Guys Who Are Having Fun

(57:55) Mastery & Competing With Yourself

(1:00:38) Helping Your Freshmen Self

(1:03:06) To-Do List vs To-Be List

(1:05:40) Constantly Thinking About The Draft

(1:10:20) Portland Pilots Baseball

(1:11:38) Nasal Breathing

(1:23:20) Physiological Sigh