knightni Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Would the Sox consider Frank Thomas as the hitting coach? He has the Walt Hriniak history and seems to have a lot of experience to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glangon Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:23 PM) Would the Sox consider Frank Thomas as the hitting coach? He has the Walt Hriniak history and seems to have a lot of experience to share. Maybe on the back of signing Abreu, Konerko will retire from playing and become the new hitting coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (glangon @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 07:46 AM) Maybe on the back of signing Abreu, Konerko will retire from playing and become the new hitting coach You must not ever hear Konerko speak. There's zero chance he'll immediately coach/manage after he's done playing. Frank Thomas is a name, but I don't know if he can coach. And I doubt Kenny Williams wants to go there even if they buried the hatchet. Plus Hahn already said they're going to hire a guy with experience. Rudy Jaramillo maybe. Edited October 18, 2013 by flavum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 07:52 AM) You must not ever hear Konerko speak. There's zero chance he'll immediately coach/manage after he's done playing. Frank Thomas is a name, but I don't know if he can coach. And I doubt Kenny Williams wants to go there even if they buried the hatchet. Plus Hahn already said they're going to hire a guy with experience. Rudy Jaramillo maybe. Someone asked Hahn about Thome yesterday and Hahn reiterated the next hitting coach is going to be a guy who is experienced, and a guy whose philosophy will not just be prevelant at the major league level, but throughout the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 With another Cuban player coming in, the idea of a Bi-Lingual Spanish speaking hitting coach makes a lot of sense. Also makes sense if you project out to kids like Zapata/Adolfo, and having another $5 million to spend down there this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I am on the Jaramillo bandwagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) Rudy Jaramillo makes the most sense. Also, reminder that we can bring in a second hitting coach under the new rules. I want the primary guy being the guy, but would not mind seeing someone like Frank to help a specific player (Tank) or Omar Vizquel under the guise of a hitting coach to help Alexei's focus. Edited October 18, 2013 by Buehrle>Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Not this s*** again.... being a good baseball player does NOT ensure a player will be a good coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 https://twitter.com/Royals_Report/status/391212387002372097 Sox interested in Seitzer. Called that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 09:56 AM) Rudy Jaramillo makes the most sense. Also, reminder that we can bring in a second hitting coach under the new rules. I want the primary guy being the guy, but would not mind seeing someone like Frank to help a specific player (Tank) or Omar Vizquel under the guise of a hitting coach to help Alexei's focus. Isn't Baines keeping his job as the second hitting coach? Players can work with anybody on the side that they want with team approval. Frank worked with Hrniak many different times after the team let him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thome won't be Sox hitting coach http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/hahn-t...e-coach-one-day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 12:23 PM) Would the Sox consider Frank Thomas as the hitting coach? He has the Walt Hriniak history and seems to have a lot of experience to share. The Walt Hriniak approach is pretty good in my opinion. Make it the Frank Thomas approach in 2014 and we are gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 10:09 AM) https://twitter.com/Royals_Report/status/391212387002372097 Sox interested in Seitzer. Called that. Why would the Sox be interested in Seitzer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) I'm gonna throw a name out there....Rick Eckstein. He was the Nats hitting coach when Dunn was there and put up his best back to back seasons. He was also the hitting coach for team USA back in 08 so I assume he's highly regarded. The Nats manager choked up when he got fired saying, "I've experienced a lot of things in my career -- I've been traded, I've been released, I've been sold, I've been fired. But today is arguably the toughest day I've had in baseball," said Johnson, his voice cracking with emotion. "I respect Rick Eckstein. I think he's a great coach, one of the best hitting instructors in baseball. And he's just a great gentleman. So it hurts.". Edited October 20, 2013 by scs787 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 QUOTE (scs787 @ Oct 19, 2013 -> 08:56 PM) I'm gonna throw a name out there....Rick Eckstein. He was the Nats hitting coach when Dunn was there and put up his best back to back seasons. He was also the hitting coach for team USA back in 08 so I assume he's highly regarded. The Nats manager choked up when he got fired saying, "I've experienced a lot of things in my career -- I've been traded, I've been released, I've been sold, I've been fired. But today is arguably the toughest day I've had in baseball," said Johnson, his voice cracking with emotion. "I respect Rick Eckstein. I think he's a great coach, one of the best hitting instructors in baseball. And he's just a great gentleman. So it hurts.". As long as it's not David Eckstein! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 19, 2013 -> 09:58 PM) As long as it's not David Eckstein! Lol Rick is actually his older brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxfan09 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Speculation over, Merkin from MLB.COM says they have hired Todd Stevenson from the A's organization. Don't know much about this guy. Anyone care to comment? What can he offer to get our OBP and RISP better? Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/cws/white-...p;vkey=news_cws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Oct 25, 2013 -> 03:08 PM) Speculation over, Merkin from MLB.COM says they have hired Todd Stevenson from the A's organization. Don't know much about this guy. Anyone care to comment? What can he offer to get our OBP and RISP better? Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/cws/white-...p;vkey=news_cws There's a pinned thread up there ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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