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06-24-2021, 07:11 PM | #3001 |
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06-24-2021, 07:16 PM | #3002 |
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If true, this isn’t just a failure of cal eldred but the organization that put their most valuable asset (their young pitchers) into this guy’s hands.
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06-24-2021, 07:36 PM | #3003 |
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This is Brad’s 4th year. He’s made 58 starts and 79 appearances coming into 2021, all under Elded. He’s collapsed this year. You are all blaming Eldred for this? I blame Keller. |
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06-24-2021, 07:42 PM | #3004 | |
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06-24-2021, 08:11 PM | #3005 | |
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I’d be happy to be proven wrong, but the clock is ticking, and I think our pitching coach will be the most important position for us (we have to have someone who is at least good. Someone stellar with these arms could have 2015 Mets upside) as the young arms reach the majors. Remember the musical chairs we played with our hitting coaches from 2012-2015? (I think we went through what, four coaches in two years until we found Sveum?) I want Dayton to have equal urgency until he finds someone who meshes with our pitchers. Last edited by Chiefspants; 06-24-2021 at 08:58 PM.. |
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06-24-2021, 09:15 PM | #3006 |
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I find it hard to believe any of these assistant coaches make much difference.
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06-24-2021, 10:59 PM | #3007 |
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06-24-2021, 11:42 PM | #3008 | |
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For young pitchers, I think what mostly matters is confidence and bouncing ideas off of them. For instance, Ventura wasn’t himself in the 2015 playoffs until Eiland recommended he pitch exclusively from the stretch. That worked, and won us Game 6 of the ALCS. Iirc that idea came after Eiland noticed that he hit a lot more first pitch strikes from the stretch after watching film and also noticed it kept his mechanics more consistent. I think a lot of it is a coach who can help the players get loose and try new things. Eldred (and it seems like Matheny is bad at this, too) seem to leave a lot to be desired on this point. Also, the difference between Pedro Grifol and Dale Sveum as hitting instructors made a world of difference (Grifol recommended the players swing at low pitches - universally regarded as a terrible idea). That experience made me realize that the gap between good and excellent bench coaches might be slim, but an incompetent one can do a lot of damage. |
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06-24-2021, 11:53 PM | #3009 |
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Yeah there are examples of assistant coaches making a huge difference, and we probably don't even know most of them. We might not beat the Blue Jays in 2015 without the assistant coaches and scouts. That's pretty well documented. We figured out David Price was tipping pitches, and that Jose Bautista would skip the cutoff man. At some point a player has to sink or swim, but good coaches will notice adjustments and trends that can help guys succeed.
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06-25-2021, 12:13 AM | #3010 | |
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06-25-2021, 05:03 AM | #3011 |
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Singer needs to get that change up too.
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06-25-2021, 06:25 AM | #3012 |
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I thought our new owner was a good analytics guy. His hires/retention of personnel indicate the opposite.
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06-25-2021, 07:18 AM | #3013 | |
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Pitching coaches are incredibly impactful. Both as sounding boards for pitchers (discussing pitch mix, strategy, etc.) and also a "review" step for what the pitcher is doing. Watching mechanics. Paying attention to potential pitch tipping tendencies. Identifying opportunities for improvement (throw your slider more, throwing your 2-seam fastball less, here, try this grip for the changeup, etc.). One of the reasons Jacob deGrom IS Jacob deGrom is because Dan Worthen taught him the "Worthen" slider when deGrom came up to the majors - it's a grip and delivery approach unique to him. It's a much better breaking ball than deGrom's curve (which was still above-average, btw). Hitting coaches generally don't have the same type of impact, unless their philosophy is just really dumb (like encouraging hitters to swing at pitches low in the zone and not worry about hitting ground balls). But coaches absolutely make differences. Beyond the actual approach and mechanics coaching, their ability to get players to play confidently and relaxed is also a big deal. Some are really good at that. He is an outside-the-box guy, but he also is not going to be Dan Snyder. Like a good CEO, he's a believer in hiring experts and letting them do what they're the experts at, until they show they aren't experts or it isn't working.
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06-25-2021, 08:33 AM | #3015 |
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I mean, let's be real, those of us here that were worried when they hired Matheny, one of the main concerns was he gonna **** up all of young arms coming up. That was #1 concern among a lot of people, including myself, because we had/have a boatload of talented young pitchers. Wasn't sure if he was the right guy for THIS situation.
What we're seeing this season officially has me worried. Not just for this season, but how this could affect the future of this franchise and this entire crop of young pitchers coming up. If they all come up and ultimately, crash and burn, then you have set the franchise and competitiveness of this club back literally years. Now, whether you lay that at the feet of Matheny or his coaching staff (Eldred, others, etc.) or even GMDM, since he hired them, that is the question? But if things don't start improving soon, SOMETHING drastic needs to change this off-season before they bury this franchise and the future of the organization for the next decade. The offense has been disappointing, no question, but obviously some of that has been due to injuries. Still not good enough, though. But offense is down league-wide. It has definitely been the year of the pitcher. But the Royals don't seem to be benefitting from that with any of THEIR pitchers. That is concerning. What we have seen with all of our young talented arms so far has been REALLY discouraging. Hopefully they can gain some confidence and get this thing turned around, but at this point I'm questioning our current coaching staff's ability to help them do just that. Last edited by TomBarndtsTwin; 06-25-2021 at 08:49 AM.. |
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