Alex Carrillo: From 84 to Signing With The New York Mets

On today’s episode we have Alex Carrillo, recently signed with the New York Mets, sharing his journey and everything it took to make it back to affiliate and straight to AAA. In his testimony he shares the highs and lows, mistakes that he made, lessons learned and the changes that shifted his career path and led him to where he is today. 

What We Discuss:

0:00 Intro

1:56 Cancun Experience (8 ERA)

3:00 Released By The Rangers

5:30 What Led To Finding AOP

7:27 Mindset During Hard Times

9:06 First Step Of Development At AOP

11:33 Process From mid 80s to mid 90s

13:02 Playing In Mexico

14:47 Handling Failures

16:51 ”Be Where Your Feet Are”

18:04 The Highs And Lows

19:33 Trusting The Process & God

21:21 Off The Field Habits Matter

24:56 Habit Changes That Made All The Difference

27:30 Support System

29:29 Progress At AOP

32:30 Fred The Guru

39:20 Winter Ball In Venezuela

44:27 What Would You Have Done Differently?

45:12 Advise For Players Looking To Play Pro

46:32 AOP Cares

48:35 What Would You Say To Players In Your Shoes?

49:19 What would You Say To The Old Alex?