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The Arizona Diamondbacks are seeking a short-season hitting coordinator for their Dominican Academy, short-season clubs, Arizona operations (including spring training), extended spring, Arizona League and Instructional League as well as special assignments. Applicants should send a resume and supporting materials to bbopsjob@dbacks.com. Here are the requirements:
Duties & Responsibilities:
- An understanding of hitting technology and how it can be implemented
- Communicating hitting technologies including video and wearable technology with Spanish-speaking players and staff
- Working with hitters in one-on-one environments
- Working with short-season hitting coaches to implement philosophy
- Incorporating analytics as it relates to hitting
- Effectively communicating technical and analytical concepts to non-technical people
- Ability to carry out and create a hitting plan for players in conjunction with the Hitting Coordinator
- Ability to multitask and balance multiple projects at once
- Working and collaborating with players, staff and the front office
- Independently evaluate professional and amateur baseball players
- Flexibility to travel internationally and be on the road for weeks at a time
- Carry oneself in a respectful manner that positively represents the organization
Skills:
- Fluency in Spanish is required
- The ability to effectively communicate with and relate to people who have varying backgrounds and experiences working in and playing baseball, respecting and empathizing with both the human and analytical perspectives of the game
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity
- Experience working with Blast, K-Vest, force plates, slow motion video and Rapsodo.
- Technical knowledge pertaining to statistical analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
Just think, if you do a good job , they will promote you to Visalia. The armpit of california
I thought Stockton was the armpit of California
I live in the Inland Empire (San Bernarghetto, Riverside, Fontana, etc), and the actual nickname given to this area by the surrounding counties is…..”The Armpit of Southern California.”
Nothing could be truer.
You’ve clearly never been to Needles or Mojave, and it’s likely you’ve never seen Visalia either. Idiot.
Um. Im glad you know me. Been in Visalia 30 years. Not sure if your calling me and idiot or signing your name.
Lol…priceless!
Drops mic…..
Nothing like being defensive as possible to “prove your point” there, pater06.
The Diamondbacks are now forced to hire their coaching staff through classified ads. Maybe next they will try to sell their used whirlpool tubs. Heckuva an organization there.
You do realize that multiple listings for multiple positions in multiple organizations have been posted on this very same site, right? Your bias is showing.
Thank you for indexing the site for me. Perhaps they should just get rid of the search box here and have everyone send their inquiries directly to you via email. Your arrogance is showing.
That wasn’t a personal attack, that was me pointing out that you are obviously biased enough against the organization that you didn’t bother researching the state of affairs. You’re the one that thought you had a solid grasp of the state of an organization based off of a listing for an extremely low level minors position; that’s arrogance. Pro tip: if you don’t have enough information about a topic, you should keep opinions to yourself, that way you won’t feel insulted when someone calls you out on your ignorance/stupidity. P.S. I’m surprised you actually know what a search box is (now THAT is arrogance).
Gee, how could I have seen that as a personal attack? You used the words “you” and “your” in the comment. That is the very definition of personal.
And those multiple (3) job listings from multiple (3) organizations were all related to the front office, not hitting coaches. Finding a front office employee through a site like this makes some sense. Finding a hitting coach does not. So, even though it was an obvious joke, it seems there is a bit of truth involved as well.
As far as the tip goes, I seriously doubt you are a pro at anything I am interested in knowing more about, so just keep the tips to yourself. Along with your juvenile insults.
You do realize MLBTR chooses to post them, right? It’s very unlikely someone is hired through here. I doubt Arizona was begging them to do it.
If somebody points out your bias in a statement, it might be personal (because I was talking only to you), but it’s certainly not an attack.
By the way, those three that you mention are not the only listings that have been posted, they have several every off-season and some during the season, but congrats on figuring out how to use the search function. You’re improving!
That was a life tip, not just baseball, and I will keep my tips to myself, because you obviously don’t want to know more about baseball operations or improving your social interactions.
Wait, one more tip: if you don’t want people flinging juvenile insults at you, don’t be condescending and juvenile. I wish nothing but the best for you going forward, on the condition that you try to fix your ignorance (willful ignorance is stupidity, my friend).
Happy Holidays!
It helps the website overall, because Tim Dierkes said nobody clicks on ads anymore with every single person having ad-blocking software installed with whichever browser they use, so they get paid a few bucks for these job ads so they can afford to pay their writers’ salaries. The Jeff Todd contract has become somewhat similar to Vernon Wells, but they tried to trade him to Bleacher Report for a couple of interns and had little interest since he was too smart and wordy for BR.
Getting my resume ready
I have no job experience. Can’t speak Spanish. I’ll take it.
Houston* looking for a GM soon?
They post their want ads in Percussionists Weekly
Give Martin Prado the job. Or Eric Chavez.
Why do people always have to argue with each other in the comments? SMH.
I don’t know about for most people, but I do it because I don’t meet a lot of people that I genuinely see as fools in my daily life. It’s amusing to poke at fools. I’m genuinely sorry if it ruined your enjoyment of the boards. Hopefully you have a nice day!
No that explanation made it much better hahaha
I hit 205 HRs in wiffle ball in 1976. Where do I sign?
San Bernaghetto… lol… never heard before!
Do they drug test? Asking for a friend…