Latin America Player Dev'l | Armando Benavides, Max Dutto, Juan Rodriguez | Driveline R&D Pod Ep 89

With a couple guests/host replacements: Armando Benavides, Max Dutto and Juan Rodriguez!

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Caravan and Juan got invited by Armando on a Latin Baseball podcast a couple months ago so we had to return the favor when Armando was in town! (Said podcast link is here with the Driveline section timestamped -- https://youtu.be/mEEibo2hVag?t=1829)

This episode we talked big picture approach to bringing modern player development research to international markets and delved into Armando's real, raw experiences growing up playing baseball in Cuba; Juan's efforts to spread Driveline ESPAÑOL (https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/es-blog/), and Dutto's view on pushing education in expanding markets! A lot to chew on, scope the timestamps.

Timestamps 

0:00 Intros 

1:45 SwingCompleto Podcast & Reaction 

6:50 Juan Exp w/ Latin Baseball Community 

9:15 Introducing New Athletes to Driveline 

12:20 What Color Plyo Did Armando Throw? 

14:00 Player Devl When Growing Up W/o Tech or Coaching 

16:00 HP/S&C in Latin America 

22:40 Biggest Current Blockers in Latin American Player Dev'l 

30:05 Blockers Consulting In International Landscapes 

32:45 Best Way To Reach International Markets (Right Now) 

38:00 Rachel Balkovec Running S&C In DR  

40:50 MLB Teams Optimizing International Scouting 

48:55 Armando's Early Seattle Impression!!  

Link to the hosts' Twitters: 

Alex Caravan: https://twitter.com/Alex_Caravan 

Anthony Brady: https://twitter.com/BaseballFreak_9 

Kyle Lindley: https://twitter.com/kylelindley_ 

Max Dutto: https://twitter.com/MaxDutto_

Juan Rodriguez: https://twitter.com/jcrod22

Armando Benavides: https://twitter.com/ElMoroSince99