Headlines

  • Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline
  • Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
  • Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon
  • Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday
  • Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds
  • Rangers Option Josh Jung
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

GM/Coaching Notes: Pirates, Cubs, Mets, Tigers, ChiSox

By Connor Byrne | November 13, 2019 at 12:16am CDT

Blue Jays vice president of baseball operations Ben Cherington and Brewers assistant general manager Matt Arnold will get second interviews this week for the Pirates’ GM vacancy, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network and reporter Robert Murray. Cherington and Arnold are reportedly two of three finalists to take over in Pittsburgh. Pirates assistant GM Kevan Graves seems to be competing with them, as Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic tweets that he also appears likely to receive another interview. Meanwhile, even though the Pirates technically don’t have a GM right now, they’re also carrying on their search for a manager. Twins bench coach Derek Shelton has been particularly impressive to the club thus far, Heyman relays.

More staff news from around baseball…

  • Cubs first base coach Will Venable has been popular in managerial searches in recent weeks. The Cubs discussed their job with Venable prior to their David Ross hiring, and he also sat down with the Giants in regards to their position before they selected Gabe Kapler. Now that Venable’s not going to land a managerial job this offseason (unless Pittsburgh pursues him), the former major league outfielder will stay where he is. He’ll be one of the Cubs’ base coaches in 2020, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score tweets. The Cubs have at least one opening for those positions, as third base coach Brian Butterfield left to take the same role with the Angels.
  • The Mets are closing in on a deal to retain hitting coach Chili Davis, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets.  The former big league slugger is fresh off his first year with the Mets, whose offense made strides on his watch. Davis helped the club to the majors’ 13th-most runs and its seventh-highest wRC+ (104).
  • The Tigers have hired Josh Paul as their quality control coach, the team announced. Paul served as the the Angels’ bench coach over the previous three years, but the Halos fired him after this season. The 44-year-old Paul was previously a major league catcher and then a well-regarded assistant in the Yankees organization.
  • Nationals assistant hitting coach Joe Dillon is a legitimate candidate to become the Phillies’ hitting coach, Heyman suggests. Dillon has been working under Nats hitting coach Kevin Long, who’s a favorite of new Phillies manager Joe Girardi, as Heyman points out. Long was the Yankees’ hitting coach for part of Girardi’s tenure as their manager. Dillon, meanwhile, is an ex-major league infielder/outfielder who has two years’ experience as a coach at the game’s highest level.
  • Scott Coolbaugh is the White Sox’s new assistant hitting coach, the club announced. Coolbaugh was the Orioles’ hitting coach from 2015-18 and the Dodgers’ Triple-A hitting coach this season. He’ll team with White Sox new HC Frank Menechino in his new role.
Share 0 Retweet 6 Send via email0

Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers New York Mets Notes Pittsburgh Pirates Ben Cherington Derek Shelton Kevan Graves Matt Arnold

Latest On Mets’ Bench Coach Position
Main
Blue Jays Notes: Giles, Japanese FAs, Gurriel, Hernandez
View Comments (17)
Post a Comment

17 Comments

  1. tycobb016

    6 years ago

    Scott is the best. Good luck Scott

    Reply
    • Aaron Sapoznik

      6 years ago

      Great Scott!

      This is a good sign by the White Sox, as was that of new hitting coach Frank Menechino.

      Free agent 1B Jose Abreu figures to be the next domino to fall the White Sox way in what figures to be a very busy offseason for GM Rick Hahn and owner Jerry Reinsdorf. Don’t stop now boys! The AL Central beckons in 2020 with a great offseason.

      3
      Reply
      • Ejemp2006

        6 years ago

        The Twins just won it with a combination of a few slick off season signings and the easy wins against the dumpster fires in KC and Detroit.

        Reply
      • hyraxwithaflamethrower

        6 years ago

        Part that got me happiest reading about him elsewhere was how his teams knew how to draw walks. That’s partially having a good eye, but it’s more coaching than anything, and it’s something the White Sox desperately need.

        Reply
      • dugdog83

        6 years ago

        Wow this is heavy

        Reply
  2. Ashtem

    6 years ago

    I hope Espada gets the Pirates job

    Reply
    • tiredolddude

      6 years ago

      Me too, although it’s hard to imagine what a field manager can do over the long haul under an owner that stresses profit margins and stinginess where personnel are concerned

      Reply
      • jorge78

        6 years ago

        I know right? If the Pirates are going to emulate the Rays low budget model then they need to hire some people out of the Tampa Bay office who know how to do that. Do the Rays have any staff left that can be poached?

        Reply
  3. Eightball611

    6 years ago

    If Ben doesnt get the job then the jays lost out. He more talented than. The picture paints

    Reply
    • Goku the Knowledgable One

      6 years ago

      You can have him. Really think it’s a bad idea for pirates.
      Which means they’ll hire him.

      Reply
  4. GarryHarris

    6 years ago

    What is a Quality Control Coach?

    Reply
    • jirogers72

      6 years ago

      To make sure the Tigers only trade away Quality players and receive bums in return.

      Reply
    • Tigernut2000

      6 years ago

      Not sure, but there wasn’t much quality requiring control in Detroit last season.

      Reply
    • GarryHarris

      6 years ago

      I read that the position was supposed to communicate to all levels to ensure the Tigers were teaching a certain way throughout their whole system. That can’t be what he will do because the Tigers don’t teach fundamentals.

      Reply
  5. jim stem

    6 years ago

    Davis did a great job with the Mets’ young hitters. It would be wise to retain him for at least three years and allow the players to continue to grow with him as he locks into their strengths, weaknesses and tendencies.

    Reply
  6. Phiilies2020

    6 years ago

    The Phils might as well deploy Charlie Manuel as their hitting coach again this season. Just having ole Charlie in the dugout makes them better, in my opinion.

    That being said I’m not opposed to Dillon coming over from the WS chapms. You would have to think he at least contributed to some degree to the success of Juan Soto and the resurgence of vets like Howie Kendrick & Ryan Zimmerman.

    Reply
  7. pappyvw

    6 years ago

    Could be totally wrong. Don’t know the guy. But Ben looks like he’s a total d**k – conceited ahole who has nothing about which to back it up.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Braves Designate Alex Verdugo For Assignment

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Recent

    Mets Interested In Mitch Keller

    Diamondbacks Activate Corbin Carroll From 10-Day IL

    Dodgers Release Luis Garcia

    Phillies Interested In Dennis Santana, David Bednar

    Mets Notes: Butto, Senga, Megill

    Billy Hunter Passes Away

    Padres Outright Logan Gillaspie

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Orioles Outright Matt Bowman, Emmanuel Rivera

    Cubs Sign Ryan Jensen To Minor League Deal

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version