The Post Game Podcast Ep. 43 - Joseph Guzman, MLBPA Certified Player Agent: Reality of Being an MLB Agent and Separation With the Mental Game
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
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Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com