About this episode

Slade Cecconi discusses his journey to the MLB and shares insights on improvement and mentorship.

In this podcast, Eric welcomes Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade Cecconi, who speaks about not only his path to the big leagues, but his strategies for continuing to improve while at the highest level. Slade shares his late bloomer story, and outlines key developmental strategies he employed - including leaning on the wisdom of MLB veterans.

People in this episode

Host: Eric Cressey

Guest: Slade Cecconi

Topics covered

• late bloomers
• veteran mentorship
• self-evaluation
• MLB
• player development

Keywords

• Slade Cecconi
• Cleveland Guardians
• MLB
• veteran mentorship
• self-evaluation
• player development
• late bloomers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Guardians

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