October 20, 20178 yr Apparently let go along with the rest of the Nationals staff. Marlins should definitely go after him.
October 20, 20178 yr Yes a change in pitching coach would be welcomed here. The rest of the coaching staff I think is fine, with several I think being stand outs. (Hill, Paglaruliolo/Menechino, Wallach).
October 20, 20178 yr Does he come come with a Greg? Are the Madduxes buy-one-get-one-free? [ATTACH]1632._xfImport[/ATTACH]
October 20, 20178 yr Does he come come with a Greg? Are the Madduxes buy-one-get-one-free? Why'd you come twice?
October 20, 20178 yr I definitely think a change in pitching coach is needed. Maddux would be great. I would also prefer a better bench coach. Fredi Gonzalez did well as 3B coach and hopefully comes back.
October 21, 20178 yr Pitching coach doesnt matter with the same pitchers we have. This should be like 15th on the priority list.
October 21, 20178 yr Yes a change in pitching coach would be welcomed here. The rest of the coaching staff I think is fine, with several I think being stand outs. (Hill, Paglaruliolo/Menechino, Wallach). I agree. Mike Hill is amazing!
October 21, 20178 yr Pitching coach doesnt matter with the same pitchers we have. This should be like 15th on the priority list. Don’t discount either. They’re both important.
October 21, 20178 yr Don’t discount either. They’re both important. I think a pitching coach is as unimportant as it gets and there is such a small difference in major league pitching coaches. Look at Leo Mazzone the former Braves pitching coach. He had this mythical reputation when he was the braves pitching coach and then he went to the Orioles and was fired after 2 years with another year still on his contract. Im not saying any person can be a major league pitching coaches, but i just dont think there is much of a difference between the best and worst pitching coach in the majors. It is almost exclusively due to the talent they are given.
October 21, 20178 yr I think a pitching coach is as unimportant as it gets and there is such a small difference in major league pitching coaches. Look at Leo Mazzone the former Braves pitching coach. He had this mythical reputation when he was the braves pitching coach and then he went to the Orioles and was fired after 2 years with another year still on his contract. Im not saying any person can be a major league pitching coaches, but i just dont think there is much of a difference between the best and worst pitching coach in the majors. It is almost exclusively due to the talent they are given. I agree with you about Mazzone. But I don’t think they are insignificant. Agree to disagree.
October 21, 20178 yr I agree with you about Mazzone. But I don’t think they are insignificant. Agree to disagree. Im not saying they are insignificant, just that the difference between the best and worst pitching coach isnt much. But its not really worth disagreeing about lol
October 22, 20178 yr i'm also in the camp that the coaches don't usually make much difference. There are a few exceptions - I'd totally argue for Perry Hill (who you just watch, Jeter will get rid of) being a defensive whiz in terms of coaching. By and large though, it's 98% talent, with the rest being a mixture of luck, coaching, and not being associated with Mike Hill.
October 22, 20178 yr Like fish20 said it’s not a topic worth getting riled up about. It doesn’t take a ton of time and money to get a person in who may add value. Here’s the Rays pitchers discussing Hickeys departure. The staff had spoken highly of him over the years http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/rays-pitchers-react-to-the-departure-of-jim-hickey/2339756 Stanton didn’t seem to enjoy working with Bonds. That probably had no effect on him at all because he’s a stud. But it doesn’t hurt to have coaches that players enjoy working with
October 26, 20178 yr Author Well Maddux about to join the Cardinals and looks like Nieves is coming back. Great.
October 26, 20178 yr Nieves isn’t going anywhere. Expect the same staff minus buddy now. and Urgelles.
October 26, 20178 yr Well Maddux about to join the Cardinals and looks like Nieves is coming back. Great. As if the pitching staff sucked because of Nieves and not a complete and utter lack of talent?
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