Aaron Bates on the process and what that means to the Dodgers minor league system, game planning, simplification, and what he has learned during COVID.

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

Today we have on Aaron Bates. The Dodgers MLB assistant hitting coach, and he’s also the director of hitting for the minor leagues. Aaron was a third-round pick out of North Carolina State by Boston in 2006, and played eight professional seasons — he logged 12 plate appearances with the Red Sox in 2009 — before joining the coaching ranks. His final swings came with the Dodgers in 2014. From there he served as a hitting coach in the Arizona, Midwest, and California leagues. In 2018, he became the assistant hitting coordinator for LA’s minor league system. On the show, we discuss the process and what that means to the Dodgers minor league system. We go over game planning, simplification, what he has learned during COVID and so much more. Favorite books Culture Code- Daniel Coyle Talent Code- Daniel Coyle Contact https://twitter.com/a33bates Show notes courtesy of Zach Casto.

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