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Red Sox Name Dana LaVangie Pitching Coach

By Jeff Todd | November 8, 2017 at 2:43pm CDT

The Red Sox have announced that Dana LeVangie will become the team’s new pitching coach. Also joining the staff is Ramon Vazquez.

LeVangie previously served as the bullpen coach in Boston. He’ll carry some institutional continuity with him as the team undergoes a transition to new manager Alex Cora. LeVangie took quite an interesting path to his new position. A former minor-league catcher, he functioned as the Sox’ bullpen catcher for a long stretch before moving to a scouting role and eventually becoming the ’pen coach.

Vazquez, meanwhile, will “serve as a liaison between the major league club’s advance scouting and statistical analysis efforts, for the purpose of presenting information to players and coaches,” according to the club’s announcement. The former big league infielder served on the Padres’ coaching staff last year and previously worked with the Astros.

Notably, too, the Sox announced that Steve Langone will become the organization’s manager of advanced scouting. The former advance scout will begin traveling with the club. In conjunction with Vazquez, it seems as if the organization will be institutionalizing the flow of analytical information between the front office and uniformed personnel.

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  1. benintendiimpersonator

    8 years ago

    I am all for hiring Jonathan Papelbon to be the new bullpen coach

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    • WFG1

      8 years ago

      Lol

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    • lesterdnightfly

      8 years ago

      Nah. As a member of the Nats, Papelbon … choked.

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      • ryancbar

        8 years ago

        Good one.

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    • WFG1

      8 years ago

      Jason Varitek as bullpen coach?

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      • mikeyank55

        8 years ago

        And Mo Vaughn as the overweight first base coach.

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        • WFG1

          8 years ago

          They already have one

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        • dynamite drop in monty

          8 years ago

          Tom Goodwin is like 150 pounds.

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  2. DanielDannyDano

    8 years ago

    Dana LaVangie? Dare I say…..unexpected?

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  3. Brixton

    8 years ago

    His name is spelled differently in the title than in the article, fwiw

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  4. WFG1

    8 years ago

    However it turns out, I just hope all these coaches were at least Cora’s choices.

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    • User 4245925809

      8 years ago

      I’d say they were and all IMO are unexpected IMO, at least as far as positions go in LaVangie’s case. can’t see the Sox letting Butterfield walk away if they were intent on forcing FO decisions on him as far as positions were concerned.

      Butterfield was the best of the bunch by far and will be the one most missed. davis could be also, tho think he took some of the blame (not his fault) for prolonged slumps that both JBJ and even Benintendi went thru last year.

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      • WFG1

        8 years ago

        Agree but I still think Butter had prob one of his worst years

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    • 22222pete

      8 years ago

      Managers never get to pick all their coaches. Generally half are made by the manager and the team makes the other half. Cora might get less than normal since he has never managed before

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      • GoldenJabs

        8 years ago

        That is completely false 22222pete!

        #fakenews

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  5. thegreatcerealfamine

    8 years ago

    Chris Sale has the Scissors ready and David Price wants a word…

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    • Pedro Cerrano's Voodoo

      8 years ago

      Gary Sanchez will sucker punch you for saying that

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  6. SundownDevil

    8 years ago

    Who? Never heard of him, but hope he helps the Red Sox

    #DocHalladayForever #WeWillNeverForget

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      8 years ago

      If only the article explained who he was.

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  7. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    8 years ago

    Finally! Someone noticed that Avril Lavigne can do more than just sing.

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