TODAY: Bullpen coach John Wasdin will also be replaced, per Connolly (via Twitter). Otherwise, it appears the club will not be making further changes to the coaching staff, per Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (Twitter link).
YESTERDAY: Two Orioles coaches won’t be returning in 2020, as The Athletic’s Dan Connelly (Twitter link) reports that the team isn’t renewing the contracts of first base coach Arnie Beyeler and assistant hitting coach Howie Clark. It isn’t known whether any further changes are coming to Baltimore’s coaching staff.
Beyeler just completed his first year with the Orioles. The 55-year-old has enjoyed a long career as a scout, minor league manager and coach for the Tigers, Yankees, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres, and Marlins organizations, and he also served a previous stint on a big league staff working as Boston’s first base coach from 2013-15 (earning a World Series ring in 2013).
Clark was the only member of Buck Showalter’s coaching staff to remain with the O’s after the team hired Brandon Hyde as its new manager last offseason. Clark has been a coach in Baltimore’s organization for five seasons, first working as a minor league hitting coach before being promoted to the Orioles’ assistant hitting coach position prior to the 2017 campaign.
Only 174 days until opening day
It will be here before you
know it!
Good luck!
At least Arnie got to live the major league lifestyle for a
while…..
Dray, your government check just showed up in the mail
The Orioles: “Coaching is the problem.”
Coaching is not the problem with the Orioles at this point. But I trust the new Orioles to make the proper decision
Coaching on the Ravens is a problem
but I think the Orioles are finally in good hands
It is kind of sad to see organization people such as Clark, Brady, and Surhoff, among others let go.. Truly hope Elias is on the right track, but loyalty and continuity should be in play if appealing to your fan base.
Loyalty and continuity don’t win baseball games. Cleaning house is cleaning house, not just 1 room. Keep it up Elias.
Well kinda. Loyalty matters a lot actually. Players need to feel that. (Just ask the Boston Celtics, who surely feel too little of that these days and I think it’s impacted their effort and play.) And yet it can go too far to the point of ineffectiveness.
So, yes, clean house as needed, but judiciously. I’m going to trust that’s what Elias is doing.
Not Way Back Wasdin? That’s a shame.
Whose decision was it to never call up Mike Yastrzemski over the years? And who decided to trade him? Whatever person(s) is/are responsible I’d like to offer a huge thanks! Sincerely, a Giants fan
Let’s see how he does next year, and the year after. Nice story, so far.
—O’s Fan
Bring back Kirby!