Maddux it is

Who can forget the days of: Zeile, Royce Clayton, Luis Alicea, Mark Mclemore,Kelly Dransfeldt, Domingo Cedeno, Mike Simms, Ruben Mateo, Randy Velarde, Benji Gil, Alex Diaz, Fernando Tatis, Roberto Kelly, Todd Hollandsworth etc.

From Jamey’s report today (11/3):

The reputation that Maddux has secured for himself after three seasons in
Round Rock and six in Milwaukee speaks for itself. He’s known for a calm,
cerebral approach and an ability to get the best out of his pitchers. For
his emphasis on preparation and pitch sequencing. For his work with young
arms, which was obviously a key aspect of the job description here going
forward.

And for his results. In his six seasons coaching in Milwaukee, the Brewers
staff had a 4.39 ERA, including a 3.87 ERA in 2008, second best in the
National League. The Rangers’ ERA over the same span has been 4.98,
including last year’s 5.97, baseball’s worst.

Of course, you don’t chalk a disparity like that up to the pitching coach
alone. The two clubs have run completely different sets of pitchers out to
the mound.

But the Rangers and Maddux-coached Brewers had Doug Davis in common, for
example. Davis went 21-21, 5.09 in five Rangers seasons. Picked up by
Milwaukee in 2003 — Maddux’s first season there — after both Texas and
Toronto had given up on him, Davis went 37-36, 3.92 in four Brewers seasons.
It was under Maddux’s watch that Davis established himself as a big league
starting pitcher.

Also in his first year with the Brewers, Maddux took Danny Kolb, whom Texas
had let go after he’d compiled a 5.01 ERA in parts of four frustrating
seasons as a Ranger, and in his first year with Milwaukee he posted a 1.96
ERA and became the Brewers’ closer. The following year he had a 2.98 ERA
and made the All-Star Team. Traded to Atlanta, Kolb saw his ERA balloon
back up to 5.93.

Francisco Cordero was awful in his final Rangers season, posting a 4.81 ERA,
the worst of his career since his rookie campaign six years earlier. Traded
that summer to Milwaukee, he put up an ERA the rest of the way of 1.69, a
career best.

After pitching himself out of the big leagues in 2003, Rick Helling
resurfaced with Milwaukee in 2005, and under Maddux’s tutelage he unleashed
a new cut fastball and posted a 2.39 ERA in seven starts and eight relief
appearances.

But more to the point is the work Maddux has done with young starters
Yovanni Gallardo and Manny Parra, and Ben Sheets and Davis and Chris Capuano
before them.

this would be a pretty interesting job. You obviously have whatever effect the park has, and you have whatever impact the heat makes. But you have basically a blank slate job with zero expectations, and it looks like you’ll have a lot of tools to work with over the next couple of years, especially for a situation that is perceived by right at 100% of the public as hopeless. Your other challenge is that you’d better see eye to eye with Nolan, and you’ll certainly share credit with him if you succeed. But for an ambitious sort, this seems pretty intriguing. Hopefully Maddux is up to it.

I’m not necessarily replying to you, but just because Maddux has a tie to Nolan doesn’t mean JD wasn’t on board with it.

I don’t understand why just about every move the front office makes is broken down into either a High Heat Nolan move or a Boy Blunder Donut Move. I think it’s much more likely they’re in agreement on the issue.

the GM is basicly on the hook for the teams performance. If they don’t get significantly better in the next couple of years, the clock is going to run out on him. If he liked Peterson more than Maddux, and didn’t go to the wall for Peterson, its just as much on him as anyone else.

So whether he preferred Maddux, or preferred Peterson and just didn’t object to him, its pretty much on JD in the end.

You should ask Billy Beane what he thinks of his on-field pupp, I mean managers.

Why do all managers have to be Bill Parcells or even Buck Showalter for that matter. Pick guys that are good at what they’re given. Wash should only have to worry about managing his players not whether or not he agrees with the pitching mechanics and workout regimen of Maddux.

Why should we trust Washington to make the correct hiring of a pitching coach? What does he know about pitching? Atleast you can say Nolan does and it’s also JD’s job to connect the dots on the right hirings. I’m tired of the all powerful managers. Just do your job and let the front office do theirs.