// the man behind the playbook
Before he advised families, Don sat on the other side of the table. He was the man deciding which players got drafted, and later the agent negotiating what they got paid. Thirty years of that is what the Diamond Playbook is made of.
// by the numbers
Every figure below comes from work Don did before College Baseball Advisors existed, or from families he has advised since.
// where he has been
Cincinnati Reds
Professional player
He played in the organization before he ever evaluated anyone else.
Atlanta Braves
Assistant Director of Scouting, National Scouting Supervisor
The Braves won the World Series during his time on that staff.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Director of Scouting
He and his staff drafted and signed more than 30 players who went on to reach the major leagues.
Certified MLB agent
Player representation
Represented 32 players drafted in the top three rounds, negotiating over $28 million in signing bonuses and $6 million in college scholarship plans.
Arizona Christian University
VP of Athletics, then Head Baseball Coach
The university president asked him to take the dugout on top of the athletic department. ACU reached the NCCAA National Championship Tournament, finished ranked first in the nation each of the final four weeks, and had three players drafted that June.
College Baseball Advisors
Founder and Lead Advisor
Personal advice for families on how to put a son in front of college programs, built on relationships with more than 350 college coaches.
// what he tells families
Don speaks to players and parents at high schools, indoor facilities and club team meetings. It is not a highlight reel, and most of it is unglamorous. These are the parts families remember.
// why families call
Don spent fourteen years deciding which players were worth a professional organization's money. He knows what a college coach sees in the first ten seconds of your son's video, and he has the phone numbers of the coaches you are trying to reach.
He will also tell you when your son is not a Division I player. That is the part families end up thanking him for.
See the Diamond PlaybookDon's system, written down and built for your phone.
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