soxfan49 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Ha he did Cooper's job for him 2 years ago and now he's got Cooper's job! Edited November 12, 2020 by chw42 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good hire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Interesting. Hopefully TLR doesn't undercut him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 We like this right? Is he highly touted outside of White Sox (fixing Gio) circles though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Is he all in analytics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 This is a good hire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 In a week full of TLR BS, this is a fantastic piece of news 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Is he all in analytics? I don't know what all in on analytics means or even matters, but when working with Giolito he found him all the support, tools, and technology needed to overhaul his mechanics in one offseason. He seems to get the trust of the pitchers he works with, which is the A1 responsibility here: "The biggest thing I learned early was getting the players to trust you," he said. "You have to make sure they know it's about them and it's not about you. Once that happened, it was pretty easy. That was something I focused on -- building the relationships." After the high school season, in the summers of 2011 and 2012, Katz served as pitching coach of the La Crosse [Wisconsin] Loggers in the collegiate wood-bat Northwoods League. Andy McKay, who became a mental skills coach in the Rockies system in 2012 and was named the Mariners director of player development in October 2015, was the Loggers manager at the time. In Katz's second season with the Loggers, Tyler Servais, son of then-Angels assistant GM and current Mariners manager Scott Servais, was the team's catcher. https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-177671770 Just unbelievable luck (well, that's a very wealthy school, but still) the coaching group that was put together for Fried, Giolito and Flaherty in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: Fuck yes!! Hopefully Katz will tolerate curveballs unlike his predecessor!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Maybe this will increase the likelihood of Giolito signing an extension too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 If you didn't hate WSD before, his failure to use a "Katz out of the bag" joke here should finally convince you. Absolute incompetence. 1 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin city sox fan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Great hire! Also, this hire has to help our odds of getting an extension done with Giolito in the offseason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Heyman on it too now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 This is a good sign. Wonder what kind of impact, if at all, this has on convincing someone like Bauer to come here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Great hire, and it's even better news after all the LaRussa nonsense this week. Maybe this signifies that Hahn is actually being allowed to fill some coach roles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 minute ago, MiddleCoastBias said: This is a good sign. Wonder what kind of impact, if at all, this has on convincing someone like Bauer to come here as well. Depends how much money Katz is throwing into the pot to help sign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Nice. Guess not all coaches are scared to be associated with TLR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Soxfan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Hard to recruit free agent pitchers without a pitching coach. Glad to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I wonder if TLR called him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 This almost makes me feel like Tony is an empty jersey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Interesting. Hopefully TLR doesn't undercut him. I think he lets his guy do their job. Was he undercutting Duncan for 30+ years? He seemed to retain guys that were good at their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
he gone. Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Alright! Probably an overreaction - but that's what this board is for right? Overreactions. I like this move. I like the idea of not going all legacy guys. Also it does seem to fit the narrative that Hahn was given the boobie prize of getting his choice on pitching coach. Hopefully! it means Bauer will consider us a little more seriously if JR is willing to spend on SP and short-term deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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