HAVE BAT, WILL TRAVEL: THOUGHTS BY JASON BOTTS

HAVE BAT, WILL TRAVEL: THOUGHTS BY JASON BOTTS

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Mastering the Art of 85%
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Mastering the Art of 85%

And 4 More Thoughts On Player Development

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Jason Botts
Apr 21, 2025
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Well, for those who may be curious — I’m pretty sure it’s not many, and that’s okay — but yes, it’s been a groggy couple of days since staying up until the wee hours finishing the last piece.

With the spare minutes that I have each day, I’ve just wanted to close my eyes. In terms of the baseball world, I feel like I haven’t followed or watched much of anything. I suppose that’s not solely in regards to cramming for my own deadline, but as many of you will relate to, there has been a lot of driving around for practices and games of late.

And damn, does that not eat up a lot of time?

But that doesn’t mean I’m completely devoid of any Random Thoughts today. In fact, quite the contrary. I’ll put an extra heavy emphasis on the word “random” because I have no idea how these seven topics came to my mind, and for the most part, pretty much none of them have any interconnectedness as well.

So, here we go.

ONE: Pepper Play

It’s one month into Lenox’s season, and already, I sensed boredom in him with…

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