Joshua Rodrigues
@jrodrigues39.bsky.social
M.Ed. Instructional Technology | Free Agent | Formerly Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles
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Josh’s inquisitive mind is quickly becoming my favorite
"Instead of treating every moment as its own instruction manual, they start weighing likelihoods, consequences, leverage, and timing."
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The Framework Mindset: Seeing Baseball Beyond Single Plays
When we talk about teaching players how the game is played, we almost always default to breaking things down into isolated snapshots one play, one moment, one situation.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Josh’s inquisitive mind is quickly becoming my favorite
"Instead of treating every moment as its own instruction manual, they start weighing likelihoods, consequences, leverage, and timing."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
The Framework Mindset: Seeing Baseball Beyond Single Plays
When we talk about teaching players how the game is played, we almost always default to breaking things down into isolated snapshots one play, one moment, one situation.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Instead of treating every moment as its own instruction manual, they start weighing likelihoods, consequences, leverage, and timing."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
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Great read. Provides some guidance and perspective to the struggles I've felt as an instinctual and intellectual player trying to teach situational play to very young players.
"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
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The Play Isn’t the Point: Navigating 1,512 Game States
In baseball, situational play is too important to treat like a checklist.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Great read. Provides some guidance and perspective to the struggles I've felt as an instinctual and intellectual player trying to teach situational play to very young players.
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Core tennent of the ecological theory of motor learning and development. Practicing variability leads to improved in-game performance.
"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
The Play Isn’t the Point: Navigating 1,512 Game States
In baseball, situational play is too important to treat like a checklist.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Core tennent of the ecological theory of motor learning and development. Practicing variability leads to improved in-game performance.
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Reading this reminds me of Miguel Cabrera, who always had a reputation for doing "1000 IQ" fielding and base running plays
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reading this reminds me of Miguel Cabrera, who always had a reputation for doing "1000 IQ" fielding and base running plays
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"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
The Play Isn’t the Point: Navigating 1,512 Game States
In baseball, situational play is too important to treat like a checklist.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
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Hoy, @jrodrigues39.bsky.social confirma lo que ya sospechábamos: www.baseballprospectus.com/en-espanol/a... en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com #Beisbol
El nuevo plano para octubre: usa a los mejores, no al bullpen | Baseball Prospectus
Oye: ¡los abridores están de regreso!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hoy, @jrodrigues39.bsky.social confirma lo que ya sospechábamos: www.baseballprospectus.com/en-espanol/a... en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com #Beisbol
"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
The Play Isn’t the Point: Navigating 1,512 Game States
In baseball, situational play is too important to treat like a checklist.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"As much as we’d love to prepare them for every situation before they face it, that’s not how the game works. The only sustainable path is teaching them the patterns underneath the play."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
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The New October Blueprint: Lean on Your Best, Not Your Bullpen
by Joshua Rodrigues (@jrodrigues39.bsky.social)
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by Joshua Rodrigues (@jrodrigues39.bsky.social)
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The New October Blueprint: Lean on Your Best, Not Your Bullpen | Baseball Prospectus
Starters are back.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The New October Blueprint: Lean on Your Best, Not Your Bullpen
by Joshua Rodrigues (@jrodrigues39.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
by Joshua Rodrigues (@jrodrigues39.bsky.social)
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Going to be interesting to see Taylor Ward on a team where he doesn't need to put a sensor on his own bat
I'm pretty sure that Taylor Ward is using a Blast Sensor in games. The Technology is approved for MLB use. He has also been a reported avid user of the Tech in the past.
Only old report I've seen was Elly using it a few years ago in game.
Threaded the videos that I could find from Broadcasts
Only old report I've seen was Elly using it a few years ago in game.
Threaded the videos that I could find from Broadcasts
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Going to be interesting to see Taylor Ward on a team where he doesn't need to put a sensor on his own bat
"Low swing tendencies dominate across nearly every count, forcing pitchers to labor and often producing favorable counts. Aggressive hitters shine in the extremes 0-2 or 3-2 otherwise, patience dictates success."
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Mapping Advantage: How Counts and Platoons Shape wOBA | Baseball Prospectus
Our identities are shaped in part by where we're located.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Low swing tendencies dominate across nearly every count, forcing pitchers to labor and often producing favorable counts. Aggressive hitters shine in the extremes 0-2 or 3-2 otherwise, patience dictates success."
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
With Blake Butera being introduced today, worth reposting this. Front Offices are looking for Managers who are able to partner with them instead of endlessly pushing back on them at every turn.
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The Modern Manager: Baseball’s Chief Developer
The role was once the ultimate authority within a club ruling the team, the clubhouse, and the field with an iron fist.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
With Blake Butera being introduced today, worth reposting this. Front Offices are looking for Managers who are able to partner with them instead of endlessly pushing back on them at every turn.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/the-modern...
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From an MLB Job posting. It's real and happening
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
From an MLB Job posting. It's real and happening
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This is an area where Mike Rizzo's old school mentality was putting the Nats woefully behind and an illustration of how tough a challenge Toboni will have in getting the Nats organization to catch up. He'll be fixing minor league development while other teams race ahead on the pro side.
"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
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Marlins in Focus: How One Team Shows MLB’s Player Development Shift
Across baseball, that mindset is starting to take hold.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is an area where Mike Rizzo's old school mentality was putting the Nats woefully behind and an illustration of how tough a challenge Toboni will have in getting the Nats organization to catch up. He'll be fixing minor league development while other teams race ahead on the pro side.
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"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
Marlins in Focus: How One Team Shows MLB’s Player Development Shift
Across baseball, that mindset is starting to take hold.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
Marlins in Focus: How One Team Shows MLB’s Player Development Shift
Across baseball, that mindset is starting to take hold.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
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These posts have slowly beat the baseball truisms that have been beaten into my head.
Dodgers are probably best positioned to take these risks since their jobs are unlikely on the line as well, which is likely why more teams don't do this.
Dodgers are probably best positioned to take these risks since their jobs are unlikely on the line as well, which is likely why more teams don't do this.
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
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Playing Not to Lose The Cost Of Risk Aversion in High Stakes Baseball
Even as the dust settles on the World Series, the play involving Isiah Kiner-Falefa during Game 7 was a central topic of discussion.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
These posts have slowly beat the baseball truisms that have been beaten into my head.
Dodgers are probably best positioned to take these risks since their jobs are unlikely on the line as well, which is likely why more teams don't do this.
Dodgers are probably best positioned to take these risks since their jobs are unlikely on the line as well, which is likely why more teams don't do this.
For the night crowd
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
Playing Not to Lose The Cost Of Risk Aversion in High Stakes Baseball
Even as the dust settles on the World Series, the play involving Isiah Kiner-Falefa during Game 7 was a central topic of discussion.
jrod20033.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
For the night crowd
Reposted by Joshua Rodrigues
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
Playing Not to Lose The Cost Of Risk Aversion in High Stakes Baseball
Even as the dust settles on the World Series, the play involving Isiah Kiner-Falefa during Game 7 was a central topic of discussion.
jrod20033.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
Nice find here. @sandwichpick.bsky.social
Cool video comparing Tim David's six in cricket to Ohtani's HR
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Nice find here. @sandwichpick.bsky.social
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
Playing Not to Lose The Cost Of Risk Aversion in High Stakes Baseball
Even as the dust settles on the World Series, the play involving Isiah Kiner-Falefa during Game 7 was a central topic of discussion.
jrod20033.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The debate isn’t about blame it’s about whether decades of caution still make sense in a game where every small edge matters. At some point, teams have to decide whether protecting against disaster is worth closing off the paths that might win them games.
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
jrod20033.substack.com/p/playing-no...
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This is a great look at the overall state of fundies, and a chance to plug both Sam's subtack and @jrodrigues39.bsky.social 's substack, which looks at fundamentals from both coaching and operational perspective:
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is a great look at the overall state of fundies, and a chance to plug both Sam's subtack and @jrodrigues39.bsky.social 's substack, which looks at fundamentals from both coaching and operational perspective:
jrod20033.substack.com
jrod20033.substack.com
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Wonder how pissed they were when the Max Muncy obstruction call on the sacrifice fly happened against the Mets
"The Dodgers go further. They teach. Bob Geren said it flat-out on MLB Now before Game 7 of the World Series: they don’t just want the best players in the world they want the smartest."
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Teaching at the Major League Level: The Dodgers’ Approach
What makes the Dodgers different isn’t money.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wonder how pissed they were when the Max Muncy obstruction call on the sacrifice fly happened against the Mets
Reposted by Joshua Rodrigues
"The Dodgers go further. They teach. Bob Geren said it flat-out on MLB Now before Game 7 of the World Series: they don’t just want the best players in the world they want the smartest."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
Teaching at the Major League Level: The Dodgers’ Approach
What makes the Dodgers different isn’t money.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The Dodgers go further. They teach. Bob Geren said it flat-out on MLB Now before Game 7 of the World Series: they don’t just want the best players in the world they want the smartest."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
"The Dodgers go further. They teach. Bob Geren said it flat-out on MLB Now before Game 7 of the World Series: they don’t just want the best players in the world they want the smartest."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
Teaching at the Major League Level: The Dodgers’ Approach
What makes the Dodgers different isn’t money.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The Dodgers go further. They teach. Bob Geren said it flat-out on MLB Now before Game 7 of the World Series: they don’t just want the best players in the world they want the smartest."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...