November 4, 20223 yr Seems a very power heavy approach. Also of note seems he worked as an offseason hitting coach while he was a scout with the Dodgers. Edited November 4, 20223 yr by Buehrle>Wood
November 5, 20223 yr Although he wasn’t the full hitting coach, the overall Royals launch angle the last 2 years has been 12.8 degrees; very consistent year to year and in the middle of the pack. The White Sox have had one of the lowest launch angles in baseball consistently over the entire statcast era and across two hitting coaches, so this is a statistic I hope to see change.
November 5, 20223 yr Unless his approach is straight bunting he’s already a better hire than what we’ve had here in the past
November 5, 20223 yr Same dude who is accredited with getting more power out of Solar and Salvy, right?
November 5, 20223 yr I think I heard somewhere he went to High school with Grifol and they are good friends. Interesting that he was an international scout.
November 5, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, hi8is said: Same dude who is accredited with getting more power out of Solar and Salvy, right? Yup
November 5, 20223 yr Author 11 hours ago, hi8is said: Same dude who is accredited with getting more power out of Solar and Salvy, right? Yes, apparently recommended by Pedro.
November 5, 20223 yr Good article on Tosars work. https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-to-replace-frank-menechino-with-mike-tosar/
November 5, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Snopek said: Because he’s from the Royals or…? Yup! Not sure why we are pulling so many resources from one of the worst teams over the past 7 years. Just my opinion!
November 5, 20223 yr 46 minutes ago, ShoeLessRob said: Yup! Not sure why we are pulling so many resources from one of the worst teams over the past 7 years. Just my opinion! Good coaches can be found on bad teams. You're only as good as the talent. Bill Belicheck was a terrible coach in Cleveland before he became one of the best ever.
November 5, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, HoosierSox said: Good coaches can be found on bad teams. You're only as good as the talent. Bill Belicheck was a terrible coach in Cleveland before he became one of the best ever. Yes and i can’t wait until Menechino gets hired somewhere and articles come out saying how he led the White Sox to having one of the highest batting averages in the league.
November 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, ShoeLessRob said: Yup! Not sure why we are pulling so many resources from one of the worst teams over the past 7 years. Just my opinion! Everybody follows the Royals. Better than the Sox.
November 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, ShoeLessRob said: Yes and i can’t wait until Menechino gets hired somewhere and articles come out saying how he led the White Sox to having one of the highest batting averages in the league. He did objectively lead the Sox to having the highest batting average in the league. That emphasis is literally what made him a failure.
November 5, 20223 yr I don't know how his name is pronounced and I really don't care: I'm calling him Bernie Tosar.
November 5, 20223 yr What's weird is Salvy and Soler, while big power guys, are also really low OBP guys.
November 5, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: What's weird is Salvy and Soler, while big power guys, are also really low OBP guys. That's going to happen when you sell out for power. You're going to be a bad hitter.
November 5, 20223 yr I will trust Pedro and his coaches until they prove that trust to be undeserved. It's simply a lot more fun to have a positive attitude than b**** and moan all day long.
November 5, 20223 yr Mennechino's approach was maddening to watch as a fan. If this guy's approach is different, that is all I need to know for now. They need more power, especially playing 81 games on the South Side.
November 5, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, wegner said: Mennechino's approach was maddening to watch as a fan. If this guy's approach is different, that is all I need to know for now. They need more power, especially playing 81 games on the South Side. I agree with that. They have to hit homers.
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