HeyJaredMost Valuable Agent with Matt Hannaford
Welcome to Most Valuable Agent – the podcast that gives baseball players, prospects, and fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to succeed in professional baseball.Hosted by Matt Hannaford, a Major League Baseball agent with years of experience in contract…
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The Line In An MLB's Scouting Manual Most Parents Never See (opens the original)
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An MLB team's internal scouting manual is blunt about it: if two players have similar physical ability, the organization says it will go with the player it believes has better makeup. In certain situations, it may even prefer a player with less physical talent because of how strong that player's makeup is. In this episode, Matt Hannaford reads directly from that manual and sits down with communication coach David Norrie to unpack what that means for baseball families when the evaluation moves be
The One Question That Tells You If Summer Baseball Was Worth The Money (opens the original)
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You spent the money. You drove all over the country. Now school starts, the credit card bill lands, and you still don't know if any of it was worth it. This episode gives you a way to answer that. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Matt Hannaford has been an agent for Major League Baseball players for going on 25 years. In this solo episode he walks travel baseball parents through the post-summer audit, a tool for measuring what the summer actually created against what it actually required. You learn how to defi
How to Avoid Wasting Money on the Wrong Travel Baseball Program (opens the original)
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If you're deciding between a big-name travel baseball program where your son may not play and another program where he'll get more reps, the name on the jersey shouldn't make the decision for you. In this episode, I answer three questions from travel baseball parents trying to make smarter decisions about programs, recruiting and exposure. We get into: Why playing for a well-known program does not automatically help your son get recruited What a travel program's college connections can actually
What 25 Years As An Agent Taught Me About Travel Baseball (opens the original)
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Everybody around you says the same thing: get your kid into travel baseball now, or he falls behind forever. Matt Hannaford spent 25 years as an agent, and his answer starts with one question most parents never ask. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Travel baseball is a tool, not a verdict. It can be expensive and worth it, demanding and worth it. What decides which outcome you get is why you're playing in the first place. This episode answers three questions parents actually sent in. When does an 11-year-old n
Stop Looking for the "Best" Travel Baseball Team. Find the Right One. (opens the original)
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Every travel baseball program can tell you why it's a good program. That doesn't mean it's the right program for your son. One of the biggest mistakes families make when choosing a team is starting with the program: Who are the coaches? Where do they play? How many college commitments do they have? What tournaments are on the schedule? What does it cost? Those questions matter. But there's a more important question that needs to come first: What exactly are we trying to accomplish for our son? I
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