Sep 16, 2026 · 20 min · 11 segments
Atlanta Braves BREAKOUT prospect Daniel Brooks joins Ben and Ryan to discuss his journey to the Braves minor league system and his unorthodox path to professional baseball. Daniel has been one of the…
Daniel BrooksGuestBenHostRyanHostWhat is the difference in game prep for you between college and professional ball?
Just, you know, in college I would just get out to the field and I would start warming up out there.
But once I got to professional baseball, they showed me that there's a warm up before you warm up.
And so I'd spend like, uh, 30 minutes to an hour of activating certain muscles, heating them up with actual like heat, like a, um, I don't know what you call it, like a heat sleeve I guess.
And mobility, and there's a lot more stuff that goes into before you throw, getting yourself ready to throw, than when you're actually out there.
Versus in college, I just show up to the field, do, do some dynamic stretch bands and then throw.
So that's the biggest thing I've seen the difference in how I prepare versus when I got here.
So going off of that as well, going from preparing as far as a bullpen role goes, where you started out this year To going to preparing for your starts there at end of the year, what would you say, you know, what would be the difference with those?
If, if there, if there is any difference.
There could mean, you know.
Yeah, I mean s- I mean, relievers, in professional baseball we throw a couple hours before the game.
Starters, since you know you're throwing that day, you throw right before the game, throw a pregame bullpen, and then you go in.
But I mean, I started in college for three to four years, so I mean, I have, I had a routine.
It's changed quite a bit this year, and one of my low aid coaches in Augusta, um, Nina, also helped me with preparing routine, along with our other, like, pitching coordinators, um, in getting that ready, where it shifted a little bit.
And in college, I used to have, like, a leg kick, and then once I got here, they, they suggested that I take that away so that I can have better repeatability and control of my body better, which it did help a lot.
I wish I would've had somebody tell me that whenever I was pitching.
What is the difference in game prep for you between college and professional ball?
Just, you know, in college I would just get out to the field and I would start warming up out there.
But once I got to professional baseball, they showed me that there's a warm up before you warm up.
And so I'd spend like, uh, 30 minutes to an hour of activating certain muscles, heating them up with actual like heat, like a, um, I don't know what you call it, like a heat sleeve I guess.
And mobility, and there's a lot more stuff that goes into before you throw, getting yourself ready to throw, than when you're actually out there.
Versus in college, I just show up to the field, do, do some dynamic stretch bands and then throw.
So that's the biggest thing I've seen the difference in how I prepare versus when I got here.
So going off of that as well, going from preparing as far as a bullpen role goes, where you started out this year To going to preparing for your starts there at end of the year, what would you say, you know, what would be the difference with those?
If, if there, if there is any difference.
There could mean, you know.
Yeah, I mean s- I mean, relievers, in professional baseball we throw a couple hours before the game.
Starters, since you know you're throwing that day, you throw right before the game, throw a pregame bullpen, and then you go in.
But I mean, I started in college for three to four years, so I mean, I have, I had a routine.
It's changed quite a bit this year, and one of my low aid coaches in Augusta, um, Nina, also helped me with preparing routine, along with our other, like, pitching coordinators, um, in getting that ready, where it shifted a little bit.
And in college, I used to have, like, a leg kick, and then once I got here, they, they suggested that I take that away so that I can have better repeatability and control of my body better, which it did help a lot.
I wish I would've had somebody tell me that whenever I was pitching.
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