I built CPD because I know what elite development actually looks like from the inside.
I grew up in Mason, Ohio, played professional baseball, and spent years learning what separates good players from great ones. What I found wasn’t a secret formula — it was a standard. CPD exists to deliver that standard to every athlete I work with.
Where It Started
I grew up in Mason, Ohio — a place that took baseball seriously and demanded the same from anyone who played it. From an early age, the game wasn’t just something I did. It was something I studied.
By the time I was a high school player, I had earned the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year award and established myself as one of the top prospects in the country through Perfect Game. That recognition opened doors — but what it really did was raise the standard I held myself to.
Boston Red Sox
Getting drafted by the Boston Red Sox was the moment everything I had worked for became real. Professional baseball is a different world — the competition is relentless, the margins are razor thin, and the mental demands are unlike anything you face at any other level.
My time in the Red Sox organization taught me what elite development actually looks like when it is done right — and what it costs when it isn’t. Every lesson I learned there is built into how I coach today.
Cincinnati Reds
After being traded to the Cincinnati Reds organization, I continued to develop my understanding of the game at the professional level. Playing inside a second organization gave me a wider lens — different systems, different coaches, different philosophies — and deepened my ability to evaluate what actually works and what just sounds good.
My professional career didn’t just teach me how to play. It taught me how to think about the game at a level most athletes never access — and that perspective is what I bring to every athlete I work with now.
Why I Coach
I started Cutty Player Development because I saw a gap between what elite development actually looks like and what most athletes have access to. Too many players are working hard inside the wrong system, getting generic instruction, and wondering why they aren’t improving.
I built CPD to be something different — a place where the coaching is honest, the work is intentional, and every athlete is treated as an individual. I coach because I believe the best version of every player is already in there. My job is to help them find it.
The principles behind the work.
- I I meet each athlete where they are and coach what makes them uniquely effective.
- II Results tell us what happened. The process shapes what happens next.
- III My role is to help athletes understand their game, trust their work, and take ownership of their development.
- IV Great coaching creates clarity, builds confidence, and gives the athlete room to become their own player.