that both hitting and pitching coaches can help players stay consistent with their mechanics. Perhaps they can help someone eke the most out of their abilities, maybe teach a new pitch or grip that changes a pitcher’s repertoire and helps him succeed, but they cannot create abilities a player doesn’t have. And even the very best of them is not going to be successful with every player they coach.

We just have to have realistic expectations of what can be achieved.

you can make the argument especially over the last two seasons that Jaramillo hardly impacted the Rangers. MB apparently brought a different approach much like Abreu gets credit for with the Angels, plus last year when our offense was rolling, Jaramillo was out due to surgery.

what did the great Jaramillo do this year? I think hitting coaches have very little effect, with the exception of their philosophy if players adopt it. it is up to the players.

are mostly about preparing the hitter for a game and making sure their mechanics aren’t out of whack. You just don’t have many raw hitting talents make it to the Majors so the hitting coach doesn’t ever have much of a project to work with. With pitchers, you can get a power arm up into the Majors and let the pitching coach adjust his mechanics, teach him a new pitch, or whatever. How many times does a Greg Golson/Engel Beltre type make it to the Majors if they haven’t improved past that raw talent stage? The closest thing is a guy like Botts who has a huge hole in his swing that usually never gets fixed.

until Saturday evening possibly per a report by Newberg

lol, if so

but i bet it is too

bravo

to the both of you.

we’ll know if that was the announcement in 10 mins, though