Von Joshua positioned to take Clines' job?

[Yeti]

Leo Mazzone never even made the majors.

 

I'd love Zisk or Joshua as the hitting coach, but in the same I feel Rothschild has been undercut every step of the way by Baker, I think a new hitting coach would be too. Before you bring in a new hitting coach you need a total house cleaning of the Baker regime, otherwise you'd have 1B coach Sarge telling guys the exact opposite of what Joshua was telling them.

 

I can picture it now.....

 

Felix Pie draws a walk, goes down to first base and is met by Sarge.

 

Sarge: GET BACK TO THE PLATE AND SWING THE BAT!

 

Felix: Okay, coach!

 

Von Joshua: I quit!

thats freakin funny(slurring slightly)

[Magnetic Curses]

I'm not making this up.

 

Von Joshua career stats: .273/.306/.380 (.380 is SLG, not OBP)

Neifi Perez career stats: .270/.301/.380

 

Gene Clines: .277/.329/.341

 

Since the organizational philosophy is all about aggressiveness, it makes sense that their hitting coaches are masters of the art of never seeing a pitch they didn't like.

 

Ever hear the quote, those who can't do, teach (or coach)?

 

Some people just don't have the physical tools (coordination, reflexes, etc) to get the most out of what they know. I think Von Joshua falls into this category. I don't care what his major league numbers were, I'm more concerned with what kind of an approach he's teaching to the kids. And by all accounts, it's pretty solid.

 

i don't think that joshua's low OBP speaks to having a lack of talent, his .273 career average would say that he had decent talent, but it would appear that his patience, a far-less talent-contingent ability, sucked.

 

if he's teaching our hitters what he learned during his career, i'd be afraid, because it looks like he didn't learn much about patience.

 

i wonder if scott hatteberg is retiring any time soon.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Anecdote: I was one of the lesser hitters on the high school team I played for, when I played I was consistently DHed for. Despite that, if you had to pick someone who would be the best suited to be a coach hitting on our team, I'd probably be at the top of the list.

 

Playing and coaching are two very different disciplines. Sometimes not being able to do something gives an appreciation for how it should be done, even though you can't execute it yourself. Looking at the hitting careers of Joshua, Clines, Sarge, Dusty, etc. is likely going to tell you very little of what they preach as coaches.

[don_kessinger_was_good]

Wouldn't someone with an obp .30 points over league average (.327 last yr) look good in a corner outfield spot?

 

Yes, it already does look good. Murton is at .362 right now, which is just about thirty points above average (.333 IIRC). Thanks for playing.

But when a righty is on the mound, Murton is at .318 (.305 slg). That is terrible for a left fielder. Given his youth, he deserves this year to see if he can improve upon it. But if he doesn't, he's likely to end up a platoon or 4th outfielder.

 

If the Cubs had a genuine slugging corner OF, a Murton/Jones platoon would be most acceptable for the other corner spot. It would also lessen the pain of Jones' contract, given that Murton makes league minimum.

 

If Pie is ready to play next year, Hendry's biggest tasks will be to acquire a GENUINE cornerstone OF, and a QUALITY middle infielder. Do that, and the offense will look one whole lot better. He'll need to do it via trades, because Carlos Lee looks like the only bigtime OF on the FA market this coming winter, and frankly, I've never been a big Carlos Lee fan.

 

(...and then he whispered....) Mark Prior for Jason Bay? I'm serious.

[Soul]

I'd rather bring new blood in from the outside. But, I admit that would be difficult in the middle of a season when all the good prospects have jobs.