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Jacob Turner
10:51
My dad
Richard M
10:51
Did you ever feel pressure being a top prospects and did you ever pay attention to prospect rankings?
Jacob Turner
10:51
You are certainly aware of them but I don't think they ever added any extra pressure.
MoonBeamMcSwine
10:51
Any consideration to picking up a ball.. throwing some.. building up the strength need.. getting a look-see by a friend in the game?..
Jacob Turner
10:52
Only when I play catch with my son.
Willson Contreras is a Cardinal
10:52
What is one common mistake you see with young players that sign their first big contract?
Jacob Turner
10:52
Not planning ahead and thinking through strategies that might save them money on taxes.
PATigersFan
10:52
Define “outlier tool”, please.
Jacob Turner
10:54
A tool that is noticeably better than the competition. An example in today's game is Spencer Strider's fastball or Trea Turner's speed.
Lucas Terwilliger
10:54
You’ve been asked hundreds of questions throughout your career. What is a question that you can think of that nobody has ever asked you and what is the answer to that question?
Jacob Turner
10:55
Why did you sign out of HS? There was a million factors but one that most don't realize is that the MLB draft was going to a slotting system. If I would have went to college that slotting system would have been implemented by the time I was draft eligible again.
Zach Morris
10:55
Do teenage pitchers throw too much?  How can that be remedied?
Jacob Turner
10:56
The majority yes. The remedy is to educate coaches and get players to start doing proper training for high velocity training. Driveline has some great free content on this topic.
Beginning Pitcher
10:56
What's one piece of pitching advice you'd give a youth player when first beginning to learn the craft?
Jacob Turner
10:57
Learn how to separate practice from the game. What I mean by that is understand that in the game it is only about competing.
Steve
10:57
most-enjoyed Korean meal while  there?
Jacob Turner
10:57
Korean BBQ
Paul Stamets
10:57
Should MLB teams go to a 6th man rotation to save arms? Seems like the future
Jacob Turner
10:57
No, would throw off guys routine. I would prefer shorter starts over more days of rest.
Don Cooper
10:58
Who was the best pitching coach you ever had?
Jacob Turner
10:58
My dad
Jeremy B
10:59
Aside from a fastball is there any specific pitch that you encourage young people to learn and any to avoid?
Jacob Turner
10:59
Changeups
11:00
Thanks for checking out the chat everyone. I enjoyed the questions and I hope you got a lot of it. You can always reach out via Direct Message on Twitter @TheSuddenWealth.
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