November 7, 20232 yr Author 6 minutes ago, Rowand44 said: I want a JD for “Major League Coach” It made me laugh as well
November 7, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said: Why do we keep hiring guys from bad organizations? Spoiler because we are a bad organization.
November 7, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, ScootsMcGoots said: Wtf is a "major league coach"? Asking for a friend. If Grady's a Major League Coach it just confirms my thinking that Daryl Boston wasn't.
November 7, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, BigHurt3515 said: Why do we keep hiring guys from bad organizations? Yankees, dodgers, guardians…seems fine
November 7, 20232 yr I’ve never heard of a 1B/OF coach, but the White Sox have cornered the market on 1B/OF even if they really aren’t 1B or OF so it makes sense. Nevermimd, I get it now. Edited November 7, 20232 yr by Dick Allen
November 8, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, bmags said: So Grady Sizemore’ role is what exactly? Is he the heir to Grifol once he’s almost certainly fired after this season. Edited November 8, 20232 yr by Chicago White Sox
November 8, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: So Grady Sizemore’ role is what exactly? Is he the heir to Grifol once he’s almost certainly fired after this season. I think his role is just to help the big league club in any and all areas.
November 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: So Grady Sizemore’ role is what exactly? Is he the heir to Grifol once he’s almost certainly fired after this season. Considering the comparison we saw in sizes between their coaching staff last year and the Cubs staff and front office, "Extra guys slotted somewhere" will have plenty to do.
November 8, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Dick Allen said: I’ve never heard of a 1B/OF coach, but the White Sox have cornered the market on 1B/OF even if they really aren’t 1B or OF so it makes sense. Nevermimd, I get it now. Daryl Boston had the same responsibilities. Serve as 1B coach on offense, and coach Vaughn, Sheets, Lamb, Eloy and others how to play RF (as if that could or should be done) They either have one or two unannounced positions, or have cut two and thus have the same number of coaches year over year. 2023 Staff Link New Assistant Pitching ^ Matt Wise Hitting Marcus Thames Assistant Hitting Mike Tosar First Base / OF Jason Bourgeois Catching # Drew Butera Major League # Grady Sizemore Same Manager Pedro Grifol Bench Charlie Montoyo Pitching Ethan Katz Third Base / Infield * Eddie Rodriguez Gone From Coaching Staff Bullpen Curt Hasler Hitting Jose Castro Assistant Hitting Chris Johnson First Base / OF Daryl Boston Positions either eliminated or to be announced: Major League Field Coordinator Mike Tosar (now Assistant Hitting Coach) Senior Director of Sports Performance Geoff Head Note ^ Called Bullpen Coach in 2023 Note # New position terms in 2024. Note * Infield Coach duties formally announced for 2024 season.
November 8, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, ScootsMcGoots said: Wtf is a "major league coach"? Asking for a friend. That's a coach that coaches the Major Leagues.
November 8, 20232 yr This would be a really solid start imo if they had a different manager and maybe a different bench coach.
November 8, 20232 yr Having someone with the explicit title of "Major League Coach" makes me wonder about the bona fides of the other coaches.
November 8, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Daryl Boston had the same responsibilities. Serve as 1B coach on offense, and coach Vaughn, Sheets, Lamb, Eloy and others how to play RF (as if that could or should be done) They either have one or two unannounced positions, or have cut two and thus have the same number of coaches year over year. 2023 Staff Link New Assistant Pitching ^ Matt Wise Hitting Marcus Thames Assistant Hitting Mike Tosar First Base / OF Jason Bourgeois Catching # Drew Butera Major League # Grady Sizemore Same Manager Pedro Grifol Bench Charlie Montoyo Pitching Ethan Katz Third Base / Infield * Eddie Rodriguez Gone From Coaching Staff Bullpen Curt Hasler Hitting Jose Castro Assistant Hitting Chris Johnson First Base / OF Daryl Boston Positions either eliminated or to be announced: Major League Field Coordinator Mike Tosar (now Assistant Hitting Coach) Senior Director of Sports Performance Geoff Head Note ^ Called Bullpen Coach in 2023 Note # New position terms in 2024. Note * Infield Coach duties formally announced for 2024 season. Let's not forget Brian Bannister as pitching adviser. He might be the most important coach/advisor acquisition of all.
November 8, 20232 yr Chris Young, GM for the Rangers, played on the Royals 2015 championship team. He's avoided hiring anyone from there! I mean...
November 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, poppysox said: Let's not forget Brian Bannister as pitching adviser. He might be the most important coach/advisor acquisition of all. Let’s hope he and Katz can make progress with the current staff and acquisitions. Edited November 8, 20232 yr by South Side Hit Men
November 8, 20232 yr Open the wiki page of Butera or Rodriguez and what do you see? An image of a certain monarchal team that is also present in the resumes of all but 1 or 2 of the coaches.
November 8, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, Boopa1219 said: This would be a really solid start imo if they had a different manager and maybe a different bench coach. And a different GM and a different owner who wouldn't let his old buddy interfere with baseball operations.
November 9, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, JoeC said: Having someone with the explicit title of "Major League Coach" makes me wonder about the bona fides of the other coaches. To distinguish from anyone who deals with minor league prospects...whether as a roving instructor or role like Mike Gellinger used to occupy. He was actually far more accomplished than Getz but had major health issues that blocked his career advance.
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