#185- The Athlete's Porch - Mets Player Development Coach Tucker Frawley: What Young Baseball Players Are Missing

Tucker Frawley joins Athlete’s Porch to talk player development, baseball IQ, feel, baserunning, youth sports, coaching, parenting, and what actually separates players as they move up the game. In this conversation, Jon and Tucker discuss why bat-to-ball skills are so hard to develop later, how coaches can build better learning environments, why baserunning matters more than people think, and how players at every level need to handle failure with the right mindset.Time Stamps:00:00 Intro + Why This Conversation Matters04:45 Why Hitting Is Harder Than Ever11:52 Developing Feel vs. Perfect Mechanics15:50 Baseball IQ, Baserunning & Creating Value29:27 Coaching the Individual Player35:56 Failure, Confidence & Mental Performance42:10 Inner Scorecard vs. Outer Scorecard49:25 Productive Failure & Final Thoughts