Lip Man 1 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 https://soxmachine.com/2025/01/the-new-names-jobs-of-the-white-sox-2025-player-development-staff/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 lmfao Nicky Delmonico hitting coach for the Baron's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Who replaced KW Jr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Well...to quote Frank Thomas, and the ladies will love this move, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 41 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Who replaced KW Jr? Can anyone truly replace him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 33 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Can anyone truly replace him? Ozzie Jr./Ozney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, joejoesox said: lmfao Nicky Delmonico hitting coach for the Baron's He was their hitting coach last year and they won the Southern League title 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, joejoesox said: lmfao Nicky Delmonico hitting coach for the Baron's More career home runs than Charley Lau and Walt Hriniak combined 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Sox seem to promote coaches level by level but does that even make sense. Seems like maybe you’d want your best coaches at A+ or AA maybe, a more crucial developmental step than AAA imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 12 minutes ago, 46DidIt said: Sox seem to promote coaches level by level but does that even make sense. Seems like maybe you’d want your best coaches at A+ or AA maybe, a more crucial developmental step than AAA imo The coaches are gonna want to make the majors eventually. If they had brought Francona up before he was Buddy Bell's third base coach in Detroit, who knows if things shake out differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 16 minutes ago, 46DidIt said: Sox seem to promote coaches level by level but does that even make sense. Seems like maybe you’d want your best coaches at A+ or AA maybe, a more crucial developmental step than AAA imo Best developmental guys in low minors. That may or may not be a Santos or Jirschele...leadership, strategy, rapport with vets/AAAA types, balancing winning vs. development etc. Dealing with guys sent down or blocked. Pushing some, comforting others. Different skill sets. Clearly Santos is now the heir apparent after V enable. Edited January 17 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 minutes ago, Quin said: The coaches are gonna want to make the majors eventually. If they had brought Francona up before he was Buddy Bell's third base coach in Detroit, who knows if things shake out differently. Yeah but if you had you best manager at A ball you could just promote him to majors. It’s not like a manager had to advance minor league levels to adapt to better pitchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, joejoesox said: lmfao Nicky Delmonico hitting coach for the Baron's What's so funny about it? He had success last year. Can players who weren't all that great not be good coaches or something? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 5 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: What's so funny about it? He had success last year. Can players who weren't all that great not be good coaches or something? When he came up, people said that his hitting approach was strong and some people almost guaranteed he'd hit well even though they weren't sure about his defense. He couldn't swing it effectively in the big leagues but that does profile as a potential hitting coach to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: When he came up, people said that his hitting approach was strong and some people almost guaranteed he'd hit well even though they weren't sure about his defense. He couldn't swing it effectively in the big leagues but that does profile as a potential hitting coach to me. 696 lifetime ops well above whatever the team average was last year... Oh yeah, 618. Edited January 17 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Still a lot of guys around who need shown the door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) On 1/17/2025 at 2:22 PM, PaleAleSox said: What's so funny about it? He had success last year. Can players who weren't all that great not be good coaches or something? I have no idea if Nicky is or will be a good hitting coach. One thing I do know, if he didn’t have his cup of coffee with the White Sox, he would have a different job now, and that, in the past, has been a huge problem. So the skepticism should be understood. I do believe he is a coach’s son, so he may have some of that in his DNA. Edited January 19 by Dick Allen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 54 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I have no idea if Nicky is or will be a good hitting coach. One thing I do know, if he didn’t have his cup of coffee with the White Sox, he would have a different job now, and that, in the past, has been a huge problem. So the skepticism should be understood. I do believe he is a coach’s son, so he may have some of that in his DNA. Baseball players spend their entire lives learning and honing a few, otherwise unmarketable skills. The fact that Adam Engel, Trayce Thompson, Kevan Smith, Daniel Palka and Tyler Saladino aren't all coaches for the White Sox tells me they're somewhat discerning on the prerequisites for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: I have no idea if Nicky is or will be a good hitting coach. One thing I do know, if he didn’t have his cup of coffee with the White Sox, he would have a different job now, and that, in the past, has been a huge problem. So the skepticism should be understood. I do believe he is a coach’s son, so he may have some of that in his DNA. He was the hitting coach for a very successful team last year within the organization. This isn’t even new information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 37 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Baseball players spend their entire lives learning and honing a few, otherwise unmarketable skills. The fact that Adam Engel, Trayce Thompson, Kevan Smith, Daniel Palka and Tyler Saladino aren't all coaches for the White Sox tells me they're somewhat discerning on the prerequisites for the job. Well, those first three could actually coach/teach defense...like the Brian Simmons of their day. Could at least get Sox/Bulls Camp jobs. Or Smith could coach QBs. Palka otoh made Viciedo Sheets Vaughn look like skilled corner OF defenders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 6 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: He was the hitting coach for a very successful team last year within the organization. This isn’t even new information. 50-80% of all jobs are filled through networking. I can understand thinking that an assistant minor league hitting instructor is a job that requires many rounds of interviews in order to get the perfect guy to be the best assistant hitting instructor, but like most entry level jobs, you just want a guy who will listen and learn to do the job the way you want it done. If he doesn't pick it up, you have dozens of new candidates next December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 5 minutes ago, WestEddy said: 50-80% of all NON SOX-RELATED JOBS are filled through networking. I can understand thinking that an assistant minor league hitting instructor is a job that requires many rounds of interviews in order to get the perfect guy to be the best assistant hitting instructor, but like most entry level jobs, you just want a guy who will listen and learn to do the job the way you want it done. If he doesn't pick it up, you have dozens of new candidates next December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Well, those first three could actually coach/teach defense...like the Brian Simmons of their day. Could at least get Sox/Bulls Camp jobs. Or Smith could coach QBs. Palka otoh made Viciedo Sheets Vaughn look like skilled corner OF defenders... Walt Hriniak had a .586 lifetime OPS in 111 pro plate appearances. Nobody believes that a hitting instructor must have won multiple batting titles in order to be able to teach hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: I have no idea where you're going, here. Are you now saying that the Sox don't use networking to hire people? You just seem to be arguing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Walt Hriniak had a .586 lifetime OPS in 111 pro plate appearances. Nobody believes that a hitting instructor must have won multiple batting titles in order to be able to teach hitting. Worked well with Sosa...what next, Charlie Lau? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.