Joseph Guzman is a MLBPA Certified Player Agent with Empowerment Sports Group. He has over 6 years of experience as an adviser, mentor, and talent recruiter.

Since the 2018 Draft, he has had 40 players drafted / signed with the MLB and over 50 others sign professional contracts elsewhere.

Joseph is a Florida Memorial University graduate and has previously worked with the KC Royals at their Dominican Academy and coached in the Valley League with the Covington Lumberjacks.

What You’ll Learn About:

• Qualities of the best players he’s seen
• Evaluating a players’ mental game as a scout
• Realities of being an MLB agent
• How he sees players get back on track mentally
• Qualities of players who have success after baseball

Timestamps:

(0:00) – Intro to Joseph

(4:15) – Dealing with health issues

(8:20) – Dreams of playing in the big leagues

(10:00) – Story about Ruben Amaro Sr.

(14:40) – Natural talent vs. player development

(17:15) – Evaluating a players’ mental game

(20:30) – Mike Trout’s confidence

(22:30) – Becoming an advisor / agent

(25:30) – Finding players through scouting

(27:45) – Evolution of the agency world

(32:00) – Tough reality of being an agent

(35:00) – Contract situations for different guys

(38:15) – Making sure his players are happy

(39:00) – Large agencies vs. small agencies

(41:45) – The mental grind players go through

(43:40) – What do the best do to get back on track?

(46:00) - Denard Span story

(50:00) – Just be a good human

(54:20) – Suggestions on getting into the MLB agent profession

Links:

Empowerment Sports Group

Joseph Guzman Twitter

Joseph Guzman Instagram

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Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com