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Quick Hits: Pitching Coaches, Baseball Ops Vacancies, Orioles, Phillies, Yankees

By TC Zencka | October 19, 2020 at 11:47am CDT

Chris Holt is the leading in-house candidate to take over the Orioles’ vacant pitching coach position, per MLB.com’s Joe Trezza. Holt came to the Orioles from the Astros as the minor league coordinator, but he’s since been promoted to Director of Pitching. A further step up into the ML dugout would be a natural progression for Holt, who has drawn compliments, per Trezza, for “fluency in analytics and ability to communicate that information to players, amongst other skills.” Doug Brocail was the pitching coach in 2020, but he is not returning to manager Brandon Hyde’s staff. The Orioles have made the protection and development of their young pitching one of the hallmarks of the current regime, and promoting Holt now could signal a readiness for some of those prospects to begin making an impact at the major league level. Let’s check in on some other coaching and front office rumblings from around the league…

  • The Phillies are now looking to fill their pitching coach spot yet again following Bryan Price’s retirement. Price spent just one season in the role, leaving manager Joe Girardi with a significant leadership void to fill. A former catcher himself, Girardi no doubt will take a leading role in finding the right voice to speak to his  hurlers, and a number of names are popping up already, such as Yankees bullpen coach Mike Harkey and internal candidates Dave Lundquist, Rafael Chaves, and Jim Gott, tweets Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • This would seem to be a key decision for the future of the Phillies and Girardi, as they’ve long lacked stability in this department. Next season will mark the 5th different pitching coach in the past 5 seasons, notes Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Phillies host of talented hurlers have largely disappointed, as the group of Aaron Nola, Zach Eflin, Vince Velasquez, and Nick Pivetta (now with the Red Sox) have looked like the core of a potential rotation at times, but even augmenting this group with outside additions like Jake Arrieta and Zack Wheeler hasn’t gotten the Phillies where to want to be, record-wise. Phillies pitchers have ranked 14th in the majors in fWAR over the past 5 seasons.
  • Tim Naehring has been a popular name for baseball ops openings around baseball like the Phillies and Marlins, but he’s unlikely to leave his role with the Yankees, per Andy Martino of the SNY Network (via Twitter). Connections to Derek Jeter in Miami and Girardi in Philly draw straight lines to Naehring, who is a VP of Baseball Operations in New York. But the role he is in now apparently works for Naehring, and those obvious contacts may be pumping up the possibility of a change.
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  1. ripaceventura30

    2 years ago

    I don’t think a pitching coach is really all that make-or-break for the Phillies. Nola, Wheeler, and Eflin looked great while Arrieta, VV, and Pivetta probably just are what they are at this point. The bullpen probably underachieved but I’m not sure even the best pitching coach could have made a winner out of that staff playing only East teams this year.

    Reply
    • toolsandstuff

      2 years ago

      Clueless

      Reply
      • ripaceventura30

        2 years ago

        Good movie

        Reply
  2. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    Just make Gott the PC

    Reply
    • Captain Dunsel

      2 years ago

      This season wasn’t enough of a Gotterdammerung?

      Reply
  3. lordd99

    2 years ago

    Build a good bullpen and the next pitching coach will look like a genius.

    Reply
    • CaptainThurman

      2 years ago

      Britton might be the better closer right now, even though Chapman is getting closer money for the next two years. Maybe shift Chapman to the 8th inning and let Britton close? Somehow they have to fix Ottavino’s frisbee slider so that he can return to lights out.

      Reply
      • YouCannnnnPutItOnTheBoard

        2 years ago

        This article is in no way about the Yankees bullpen. Did you get lost from another article?

        Reply
        • costergaard2

          2 years ago

          In baseball, everything is about the Yankees

      • 92jays

        2 years ago

        Jays will take Chapman if you don’t want hi

        Reply
  4. Mr. Person

    2 years ago

    If Naehring is smart, he’s letting it be known that he’s content to stay in the Bronx so suitors will up their offers. I find it doubtful that anybody given the chance to be a GM with another team would prefer to stay in Cashman’s shadow; and supposedly the Angels, Phillies and Marlins are each looking for a new GM.

    Reply
    • Balboni

      2 years ago

      Or he’s happy in his permanent job, if naehring stays with the yanks it’s basically a lifetime job. If he takes a role with Miami or philly as a GM things could go south real quick

      Reply
      • Mr. Person

        2 years ago

        How do you know it’s a lifetime job? What if Cashman walks or gets fired?

        Reply
        • lordd99

          2 years ago

          Never happen. Cashman is an extension of the Steinbrenner family.

          My guess is he’ll eventually be “bumped up” to some other role, but will always remain with the Yankees in some capacity. Maybe Naehring knows that’s coming, but more likely he doesn’t want to deal with being the GM. When he was originally offered the job, he was reticent because he didn’t want to move from his home in the Cincinnati area. The Yankees didn’t make him move. That’s why I thought there was a chance he might go to the Reds, but he passed on that too, according to reports. He likely is happy where he is. Hey, it happens!

  5. Louiebeans

    2 years ago

    Bring Brett Garbage with you.

    Reply

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