Jeff Schaefer

Frmr MLB Player-MD Terp-Pat Med advisor - Advocacy Baseball Consultants-Pro Stock Royals Academy

[ZT Carolinas @ZTCarolinas]

⚾ ZT PROSPECTS CAROLINAS – TRYOUT UPDATE! ⚾

Tomorrow’s ZT Prospects Carolinas tryouts will now run from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM for ALL age groups!
📍 LOCATION: Stick Williams Dream Fields
✅ CHECK-IN: All players should check in at the front entrance upon arrival.

[ZT Carolinas @ZTCarolinas]

MEET THE STAFF: Jean R. Metayer Jr. brings over 25 years of experience in baseball coaching, player development, and program leadership across youth, high school, collegiate, and elite travel baseball.Jean has served in numerous coaching and leadership roles.

[Caleb Trader @CalebTrader99]

Had a great camp at High point today. Thank you to the whole staff for hosting such a great event. I hit a new best Exit Velo of 99mph today. Looking forward to getting after it this offseason and continuing to improve.
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@JeffSchaeferOG

[ZT Carolinas @ZTCarolinas]

⚾🔥 Tryouts are coming up THIS WEEK!🔥⚾

Our mission is simple: PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE, and OPPORTUNITY for baseball players and their families!

👇 REGISTER TODAY! 👇

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[Charlotte Megastars Baseball @Megastarbasebal]

2027 Charlotte Megastars/CBC
RHP: Brandon Lasker (Fort Mill HS)

Congratulations Brandon Lasker on your recent verbal commitment to USC Salkahatchie. Great teammate and student of the game.

[Jeff Schaefer @JeffSchaeferOG]

2028 3B/1B @CalebTrader99 is a young D1 follow. Physical frame with 97 MPH exit velo. Present strength, athleticism and the ability to impact the baseball already make Caleb stand out. @advocacy_base

[Jeff Schaefer @JeffSchaeferOG]

@gyardbaseball

[Advocacy Baseball Consultants @advocacy_base]

Well Done @matthew_winser
@JeffSchaeferOG
@ToddFriedman10
@CoachChris32

[ZT Carolinas @ZTCarolinas]

Meet @JeffSchaeferOG , ZT Prospects Carolinas Co-Carolina’s Director for North & South Carolina! Former MLB player with 17 years of USA Baseball NTIS leadership, committed to development, experience, exposure & opportunity. Let’s get to work! #ZTProspects

[Matthew Winser @matthew_winser]

I am excited to announce my commitment to further my academic and baseball career at Florence-Darlington tech.

Thank you to my parents, coaches, and teammates who have helped me along the way. Special thanks to Coach McDonald for this opportunity.

@FDTCbaseball @DrakeOsborn @cltbsblacademy @JeffSchaeferOG @advocacy_base @TheBaseballMec1

[Knothole Foundation of the Carolinas @KnotholeNC]

We had so much fun bringing baseball & candy to tonight's Trunk or Treat! ⚾️🍬

Thanks to @animals_clt for having us!

[Jeff Schaefer @JeffSchaeferOG]

@gyardbaseball

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

If you are a pitcher(Any level), a pitching coach or head coach or manager at any level, this is a MUST read. It was generated by Fred Corral who now works in development for 108 PERFORMANCE in Knoxville.

LETTER FROM “THE GAME”

A Message to the Pitcher

Allow me to introduce myself.

I’ve been around your clubhouse, your bullpen, your dugout—and most of all, your head—for a long time.

I am The Game.

I’ve seen better arms than yours.

Harder throwers. Better stuff. More talent. More opportunity.

And I’ve beaten plenty of them.

Not because they weren’t good enough.

Because eventually, I convinced them to stop doing what made them good.

That’s how I work.

I rarely beat you all at once.

I beat you one decision at a time.

I get you to stop preparing.

I get you thinking about results instead of execution.

I get you worried about velocity, mechanics, the umpire, the defense, your role, your ERA, who’s watching and what happens next.

Anything that takes you away from this pitch works for me.

Because I know something about pitching that sometimes you forget:

You are at your best when you attack.

So I try to make you defensive.

You call it being careful.

I call it winning.

I LOVE FEAR

I love when you fear contact.

When you forget that most balls put in play become outs.

When you start trying to avoid barrels instead of creating outs.

When you nibble.

When you guide.

When you hope.

When you try to make the perfect pitch.

That’s when the hitter becomes the House.

And I have you.

The great ones understand:

FAH: Fearlessly Attack Hitters.

Not recklessly.

Fearlessly.

Know your weapons.

Know the hitter.

Know where damage lives.

Know where chase lives.

Then make your pitch with conviction.

Be the House.

Establish the terms.

I LOVE 1–0

Want to know one of my favorite counts?

1–0.

Because the only path to 0–2 runs through 0–1.

So I whisper:

Be careful.

Feel your way into the at-bat.

Don’t give him anything too good.

Then you’re 1–0.

Then 2–0.

And suddenly you’re throwing what he wants instead of what you want.

That’s why I hate pitchers who understand the value of 0–0.

Win the first pitch.

Win the Race to Two Strikes.

Understand the 1–1 hinge.

Earn leverage.

Then use it.

On or off in three. Put away in four.

I LOVE INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT

This is one of my newer tricks.

I give you numbers.

Velocity.

IVB.

HB.

VAA.

Whiff rates.

Chase rates.

Heat maps.

Count tendencies.

Pitch usage.

Matchups.

More information than pitchers have ever possessed.

And information is powerful.

The man with the most information at the end wins—not the man with the most toys.

But here’s how I turn your information against you:

I get you to keep analyzing when it’s time to compete.

I get you thinking about seven possibilities instead of committing to one.

I get you chasing somebody else’s movement profile instead of understanding your own.

I get you staring at the iPad instead of seeing the hitter.

I turn preparation into hesitation.

Paralysis by analysis.

That’s when your greatest advantage becomes mine.

Study everything.

Learn everything.

Know your arsenal.

Know the hitter.

Understand movement, damage, chase, counts and tendencies.

Gather information until it creates clarity.

Then when you step on the mound:

simplify.

The information has already done its job.

Now trust it.

See the target.

Make a decision.

Commit.

Pitch.

The smartest pitcher isn’t the one thinking about the most things when the ball leaves his hand.

It’s the one who used the most information to arrive at the clearest decision.

I LOVE WHEN YOU FORGET WHAT PITCHING IS

Hitters are trying to create timing.

Your job is to disrupt it.

Pitching isn’t owning a collection of pitches.

It’s making pitches work together.

Front to back.

Up and down.

In and out.

Hard and soft.

Run and cut.

Carry and drop.

You aren’t simply moving the baseball.

[Knothole Foundation of the Carolinas @KnotholeNC]

Class is in session today! 📚

#MascotSTEAM is out in the community today at a local Charlotte school bringing this special educational program to 125 middle-school students with @CosmoSheepdog & friends.

[Jeff Schaefer @JeffSchaeferOG]

Baseball doesn’t wait for anyone, it rewards those who work harder, adapt faster, & relentlessly pursue the next level. I'm pumped to announce @andrewzike & I are partnering with @ZTProspects. Stay tuned for upcoming tryout info.

[Roger Clemens @rogerclemens]

The most underrated tool in baseball 🚀

[Justin Haire @JHaire03]

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Good morning ☀️!

#GoBucks | #TheBrotherhood

[Charlotte Megastars Baseball @Megastarbasebal]

2029 Charlotte Megastars - INF
Wyat Benfield (Kings Mountain HS)

[Charlotte Megastars Baseball @Megastarbasebal]

2029 Charlotte Megastars - C
Cooper Gurian (Union Academy HS)

[Dirt Bro Diamond Training @DirtBroUSA]

Our Elite Infield Academies are built to give players more than a weekend of mindless reps. We teach the routines, details, drills and thought process behind becoming a better infielder, so players leave knowing how to continue the work on their own.

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