Todd Blyleven, Owner/CEO of The Scout Hub talks about scouting and athlete branding

In this episode, we’re talking about scouting and playing professional baseball.

Today’s guest is the perfect person to talk to because as we say in the business, he has been there and done that. Todd Blyleven pitched seven seasons in the minor leagues, reaching AA, then scouted. He is the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven.

Todd Blyleven went to the California Angels in the 39th round of the 1990 amateur draft out of high school. He has more than 40 years of MLB experience and has signed more than 25 MLB players to contracts.

In this episode:

• Todd talks about growing up and learning from a wide range of baseball all-stars, Cal Ripken, Ozzie Smith and Albert Pujols.
• Todd talks about some his favorite athletes growing up, Kirby Puckett, Tom Brunansky and Terry Bradshaw
• Todd talks about the transition after playing professional baseball
• Tommy Davis and Donny Roland helped shaped Todd’s view on scouting
• The impact Tony Armond of Shock Doctor Sports had on Todd’s life.
• Todd’s work with Major League Baseball and growth of baseball analytics.
• Why Todd started his company, The Scout Hub and what it does to help athletes and families.
• Todd shares the concept behind the Athlete Resume.
• Embracing the brand of Bert Blyleven and how Todd benefited from his dad’s brand
• The importance of a positive brand image on the web and how it can benefit the athlete in the recruiting and college admissions process.
• How Todd saved lives at the Madalay Bay mass shooting in Nevada in 2017.
• Todd talks about PTSD and the importance of getting help with experiencing traumatic events
• Why Todd is passionate about the importance EMDR
• The next big thing that Todd is working on and what’s next for the Scout Hub.
• Advice for today’s athletes about working on their deficiencies rather than comparing themselves to others.
• Why being a student of the game is so important and why it is important to have fun.

Episode links:

The Scout Hub

https://www.thescouthub.com/

The Athlete Resume

https://www.thescouthub.com/the-athlete-resume

Pliable’s Athlete Branding Playbook

https://pliablemarketing.com/athlete

Todd Blyleven

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=blylev001tod

Bert Blyleven

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blylebe01.shtml

Directory of EMDR therapists

https://www.emdria.org/find-an-emdr-therapist/