What an insane strikeout to IP number Chapman has posted. Unfortunately for us (Cheap) we will undoubtedly not be in the mix for his services next year. Another thing is how in the hell can Haines keep getting jobs in baseball. He should be a garbage man.
Being a Hitting Coach for an MLB Team has to be a real treat. Part knowledge, part cheerleader, and part psychologist. If any of you have coached at a competitive, travel ball level, you probably know of what I speak. Kids and that counts for kids into college age are constantly finding different ways to be better hitters. They watch all of the kids on their team, the other teams, MLB hitters, and everything they can find online. And, if they don't, their parents do!
These kids who are in our minors have probably experienced many, many different hitting coaches as they climbed to becoming draft picks. And, guess what? You can work with them during the season, but then the season ends, and they all go off in different directions to whatever gym somebody else recommended is very good for hitting. Then, they come back with all of those "Unique, New" methods that you have to spend the time it takes to get them back on the track you had them before the season ended.
What an insane strikeout to IP number Chapman has posted. Unfortunately for us (Cheap) we will undoubtedly not be in the mix for his services next year. Another thing is how in the hell can Haines keep getting jobs in baseball. He should be a garbage man.
Woah, boy! Our G-men work hard for a living!
Good to see Haines stay in the Central.
could fetch Luis Arraez on a salary dump for Jack Brannigan
Being a Hitting Coach for an MLB Team has to be a real treat. Part knowledge, part cheerleader, and part psychologist. If any of you have coached at a competitive, travel ball level, you probably know of what I speak. Kids and that counts for kids into college age are constantly finding different ways to be better hitters. They watch all of the kids on their team, the other teams, MLB hitters, and everything they can find online. And, if they don't, their parents do!
These kids who are in our minors have probably experienced many, many different hitting coaches as they climbed to becoming draft picks. And, guess what? You can work with them during the season, but then the season ends, and they all go off in different directions to whatever gym somebody else recommended is very good for hitting. Then, they come back with all of those "Unique, New" methods that you have to spend the time it takes to get them back on the track you had them before the season ended.
Still interested in an article examining Bednar's tough season last year.
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