Rudy Jaramillo available?

[David]

I know, it's Rogers... but this is the one hitting coach hire that would actually get me excited.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-14-rogers-inside-baseball-oct14,0,346410.column

[David]

The Cubs have run-scoring issues. They can not simply throw money at the problem, at least not in the usual ways. This does not mean they don't have options, however.

 

One of them may be to fill their vacancy for hitting coach with the best guy in that position, Rudy Jaramillo. If the Rangers allow him to become a free agent when his contract ends at the end of the month, as it appears they just might, the Cubs should go above the usual hitting coach pay scale to bring him to Wrigley Field.

 

Jaramillo is the absolute perfect man for the Cubs' situation. He has worked successfully in the past with both Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley, the latter of whom is no guarantee to be eliminated over the off-season (unless general manager Jim Hendry releases him at a cost of $21 million). And he is well acquainted with manager Lou Piniella from the years Piniella spent in Seattle and Tampa Bay.

 

This marriage should be a slam dunk, even if the Cubs offend other teams by paying Jaramillo at a premium.

 

 

It was a strange move to demote Joshua in the first place, given the fact that, if anything (at least from what I remembered reading on here), the Cubs offensive numbers improved after the change. Maybe they had this in mind.

[imb]

can we get him and dave duncan?

[OleMissCub]

seems like a natural fit

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Jaramillo is without a doubt the best hitting coach in the majors. This would be a big deal.

[Bote McBoteface]

We'd just fire him first time we get shut out anyway.

[SouthSideRyan]

Jaramillo worked successfully with Soriano?

[BCVM22]

Jaramillo worked successfully with Soriano?

 

He did have two fairly productive years in Texas. It's not as if he was a slouch with the Yankees, though, so it's a matter of whether you believe those seasons were a product of the ballpark, Jaramillo's coaching, neither, both or "other."

[NCCubFan]

can we get him and dave duncan?

I'd consider that a successful offseason regardless of other moves.

[Rob]

Soriano was bad in Texas, especially considering the ballpark.

[BCVM22]

Soriano was bad in Texas, especially considering the ballpark.

 

Was he? I tend to believe that if a guy still produces in the counting stats even with poor rate stats (which is sort of Soriano's entire career), he can still be considered reasonably productive, subjectively. Am I wrong?

[inari]

Soriano was bad in Texas, especially considering the ballpark.

 

Was he? I tend to believe that if a guy still produces in the counting stats even with poor rate stats (which is sort of Soriano's entire career), he can still be considered reasonably productive, subjectively. Am I wrong?

 

Wait, what? Poor rate stats would make the counting stats almost irrelevant.

[BCVM22]

Wait, what? Poor rate stats would make the counting stats almost irrelevant.

 

So if Soriano's 2005 season saw him hit 36 home runs, drive in 104 runs, hit 43 doubles and go 30/32 in stolen bases but only hit .268 and only get on base at a .309 clip (I know, there are far better metrics than that), then he had an unequivocally bad season?

[Rob]

He had to rack up 682 PA to put up those numbers.

 

And he ranked 10th in the league in outs.

[17 Seconds]

Jaramillo worked successfully with Soriano?

 

He did have two fairly productive years in Texas. It's not as if he was a slouch with the Yankees, though, so it's a matter of whether you believe those seasons were a product of the ballpark, Jaramillo's coaching, neither, both or "other."

 

soriano's 2 years in texas were sandwiched by 2 much better years before he went there (02-03) and 3 much better seasons right after he left (06-08). during that 7 year stretch, his 2 years with the rangers were by far the worst 2. that could be because he wasn't batting leadoff during that time, though.

[17 Seconds]

soriano's OPS+ for each of the 7 years between 02-08

 

129

126

100

109

135

123

121

 

the 2 bolded were the texas years

[PrimeTime]

This just came in on Roto

 

Hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo turned down a one-year offer and will not be returning to the Rangers next season.

Jaramillo, the team's hitting coach for the past 15 seasons, is almost certain to catch on elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Rangers will take their hitting approach in a different direction after finishing a disappointing seventh in runs scored among AL teams in 2009.

[inari]

This just came in on Roto

 

Hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo turned down a one-year offer and will not be returning to the Rangers next season.

Jaramillo, the team's hitting coach for the past 15 seasons, is almost certain to catch on elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Rangers will take their hitting approach in a different direction after finishing a disappointing seventh in runs scored among AL teams in 2009.

 

Match made in heaven. Come on Hendry.

[BeerHere]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=4558743

 

Go get him

[Keener98]

It seems like a perfect fit, but Im not getting my hopes up. Anybody else out there fired their hitting coaches yet?

[Old Style]

FWIW, the Rangers fans down here are glad that he's not coming back.

[javy knows my name]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=4558743

 

Go get him

Can't read this at work. Did the relationship turn sour or something?

[BeerHere]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=4558743

 

Go get him

Can't read this at work. Did the relationship turn sour or something?

Rangers made a one year offer and he turned it down (hopefully for the Cubs job).

[dew1679666265]

FWIW, the Rangers fans down here are glad that he's not coming back.

 

What are the reasons given as to why?

[rocket]

i never heard of this guy. what has he accomplished that makes him so appealing to some posters?