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Yeah, I mean this seems like a good idea and all, but I never really considered the other two hitting coaches a problem anyway. I don't see how this changes anything, other than the fear that Hendry would hire someone detrimental.
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Yeah, this will solve everything. haha.

 

Getting rid of Bradley under the pretense of improving clubhouse chemistry I could see working on the average Cub fan(EVEN THERIOT SAID HE WAS CANCER). I think the average Cub fan would make fun of them spending money on a hitting coach. (These are grown men, making MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, and a coach is going to help them???)
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Yeah, I mean this seems like a good idea and all, but I never really considered the other two hitting coaches a problem anyway. I don't see how this changes anything, other than the fear that Hendry would hire someone detrimental.

 

I don't think it matters one way or the other. Lou is the hitting coach and the head coach. The other guy they hire will have to be subservient to him. I wonder if Jaramillo factored that into his decision?

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Yeah, I mean this seems like a good idea and all, but I never really considered the other two hitting coaches a problem anyway. I don't see how this changes anything, other than the fear that Hendry would hire someone detrimental.

 

I don't think it matters one way or the other. Lou is the hitting coach and the head coach. The other guy they hire will have to be subservient to him. I wonder if Jaramillo factored that into his decision?

That should only be an issue for the first year of Jaramillo's three-year contract, since Lou is expected to retire at the end of the 2010 season. He'd be a carryover coach that the new manager would inherit, much like Dusty inherited Rothschild as pitching coach.
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Joshua returns to Iowa.

 

Official Presser:

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today named Rudy Jaramillo as their major league hitting coach. Jaramillo replaces Von Joshua, who at the end of the 2009 season was offered the opportunity to return to his previous position as hitting coach at Triple-A Iowa.

 

“Rudy Jaramillo is widely regarded as the premiere hitting instructor in the game,” said Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. “The addition of Rudy to our franchise is a strong statement from our new owners, the Ricketts family, and we thank them for allowing us to move quickly to fill this important role with the best in the business.”

 

Jaramillo, 59, joins the Cubs after serving 15 seasons as the hitting coach with Texas, where he oversaw a Rangers offense that produced 17 Silver Slugger Awards, three home run champions, three RBI titles and a batting champion. Additionally, his hitters won four of the last 15 Most Valuable Player awards.

 

During his tenure, Jaramillo guided the Rangers to 13-consecutive seasons in which the offense recorded more than 800 runs scored, the longest streak by any major league team since the New York Yankees accomplished the feat in 17-straight seasons from 1926-42. Additionally, the Rangers established a major league record with 376 doubles in 2008 and hit 260 home runs in 2005, the second-highest single-season home run total in major league history.

 

In 2010, Jaramillo will begin his 32nd season in professional baseball and his 20th as a major league hitting coach. In addition to his 15-year stint with the Rangers, Jaramillo served four years as the big league hitting coach in Houston from 1990-93. Prior to joining the Astros, Jaramillo was a minor league manager, coach and instructor in the Texas chain from 1983-89.

 

A native of Beeville, Texas, Jaramillo played two seasons at Panola Junior College followed by two seasons at the University of Texas, where he was a member of the 1973 Longhorns squad that placed third at the College World Series. Selected by the Rangers in the 19th round of the 1973 Draft, Jaramillo was an outfielder in the Rangers minor league system for four seasons from 1973-76.

 

Jaramillo has received a multitude of honors during his professional career. In 2005, Jaramillo was named the Baseball America Major League Coach of the Year and in 2007 was given the South Texas Lifetime Achievement Award. Jaramillo is a member of the Texas Baseball, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and Panola College Halls of Fame. He and his wife, Shelley, reside in Dallas and are the parents of two grown children – Julie and Justin.

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Yeah, I mean this seems like a good idea and all, but I never really considered the other two hitting coaches a problem anyway. I don't see how this changes anything, other than the fear that Hendry would hire someone detrimental.

 

I don't think it matters one way or the other. Lou is the hitting coach and the head coach. The other guy they hire will have to be subservient to him. I wonder if Jaramillo factored that into his decision?

 

I think the difference in the two is that Lou focuses more on approach - he emphasizes high OBP, patience, etc. Jaramillo, on the other hand, specializes in mechanics - developing and maintaining good mechanics in the hitter. They're two offensive minded coaches no doubt, but both specialize in a different area.

 

While Perry and Joshua are both very good hitting coaches, the thinking was likely that they were just duplicating Lou's efforts - two doses of preaching OBP and patience, basically. With Jaramillo, there's an "expert," if you will, on fixing players' mechanics. Will that make a huge difference? I don't know, but it's intriguing nonetheless.

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I like the move alot. Hopefully, he can help Soriano out and get him back to where we need him to be. He had a good repor with Bradley too, didn't he? I know we are hellbent on trading him, but if anything could be done to try to make the marriage work, it'd probably be best for team from a payroll aspect anyway, considering what we'll probably have to pay to move him.
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Does $800k a year for a hitting coach seem a little high or is it just me? Admittedly, I don't know what other hitting coaches make, and it doesn't matter at all, I'm just curious.

 

I think somebody on here posted that Duncan makes $800,000 with the Cardinals and that's the most amongst coaches (non-managers) in MLB. Also, I think Jaramillo used to be second on that list and now has taken over first, at least for now.

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Joshua returns to Iowa.

 

YESSSSSSS

 

Yes, I'm pleased.

 

Hmm...it looks like it says he was offered the Iowa job...but it doesn't say he took it.

Rats - I misread that.

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