The Cubs are expected to name Ryan Flaherty as their bench coach, reports Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic. Until recently, Flaherty had that same job with the Padres.
Flaherty, 37, played in the majors from 2012 to 2019 but then quickly transitioned into coaching. The Padres hired him as a quality control coach prior to the 2020 season and he subsequently became bench coach and offensive coordinator going into 2023.
He is clearly a respected voice around the league, as he has received plenty of attention around the league despite only finishing his playing career a few years ago. The Mets wanted to interview him for their bench coach gig prior to 2022 but the Friars denied that request. With manager Bob Melvin departing the Padres for the Giants this offseason, Flaherty was considered a candidate for the bench boss in San Diego but that job ultimately went to Mike Shildt. Per Dennis Lin of The Athletic, Flaherty had one year left on his contract but was given permission to interview with other teams after the Shildt hiring.
It seems that Flaherty has decided to make a change after four years in San Diego. He will now jump to the Cubs, who have shaken up their staff by hiring Craig Counsell to replace David Ross as manager. Counsell will have Flaherty as his top lieutenant while the Padres will now have to make yet another hire, finding Shildt a replacement for the bench coach role.
Flaherty? I barely know herty.
3rd runner up with the Guardians
lol
huge W ngl
So you think that a guy, who had all the offensive weapons that he did last season who coach the team into disastrous offensive production as an “offensive coordinator” is a huge w for the cubs?
Honestly, its a huge win that the Padres dumped him
um, Padres hit way above league average… the issue was only winning 1 extra innings game, which falls on Melvin!
which falls on Melvin!
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The Padres are 39-40 in one-run games over the past two years. Melvin’s not your problem.
who was the Padres manager the last two seasons?
I never said Melvin was the problem, but part of the Manager’s job is to take responsibility for things like one run games… some e please remind me who managed the Padres the last two seasons…
who was the Padres manager the last two seasons?
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Bob Melvin. All we saw was the flip side of the SDP getting lucky in 2022, and unlucky in 2023.
I have to disagree about the luck, winning only one extra inning game is so far beyond bad luck. I get the sense that the strife between Andrew and Bob was causing folks particularly from the bullpen to lose confidence. There was so much detrimental convo between players and coaches about team machinations. The future tripping was killing the team and Bob should have been preaching living one day at a time!!!!
Look at each game, they might have only had decent stats because on the games they won, it was huge blowouts and they’d get like 19 hits or more.
For much of the season they had multiple Mendoza line guys, and for a lot of games they struggled with situational hitting, hitting in the clutch or after the 6th inning and when it really mattered.
One of the worst teams in baseball with runners in scoring position
Sparky Anderson couldn’t get that bunch of Padre misfits to play together
There’s a great story about Sparky Anderson when he was a coach with the Padres. They one a game, I think it was the first team win or something like sweeping the Dodgers and he was jumping around like they just won the World Series. I’m presuming it was Preston Gomez who told him to calm down.
The tradition of getting rid of great coaches and managers goes back to the very beginning.
ryan is gonna bring soto with him
He had a very successful 2023.
ORIOLES LEGEND RYAN FLAHERTY
This is too funny
I never thought he showed any passion as an Oriole, he seemed so quiet
I loved Robert Andino over Flare Dog
Now Andino is practically forgotten and now Flare Dog is a coach and maybe with a path to being a manager someday
A Showalter favorite.
He did hit a home run during a playoff game in Yankee Stadium. Now that’ll be a pretty cool thing to share with the grandkids one day.
He had some moments
Actually Showalter could have added him to his staff, but didn’t
How? Wasn’t he already with San Diego when Buck got to NY? The article mentions he wanted to interview with the Mets for the bench coach but Padres denied it.
Wonder what Andino is up to these days.
Andino. Pretty much single handly knocked the Red Sox out of the 2011 playoff picture. MY MAN !
Good signing for the Cubs. Flaherty is a smart guy that will be a MLB manager very soon. Was hoping to see him back in some capacity for the Padres. Guessing that means that Gil will be the Padres bench coach.
Hardly, I’m stoked he left, he was an awful offensive coordinator
Padres’ loss…
Not even, flaherty was awful
State your case, dama…
Padres had one of the worst situational hitting in the majors.
One of the worst teams with runners in scoring position.
Horrible hitting after the 6th inning.
1-13 in extras.
Awful in one run. Games.
Sure, looking at the stats doesn’t tell the whole story, cause when they won, they won big. 19+ hits in a lot of games,
But more often then not after a big game, the bats go quiet, can’t knock in runs, can’t move runners over.
It was bad baseball, and you saw a lot of regression by guys with flaherty as a hitting coach
A coach can only do so much. You do make a good argument though…
I agree, the players need to step up for sure, but I just felt like there was a lot of regression, poor situational baseball, and others, things that the coach should be able to influence.
Either way, I’m excited for where we go now, love the shildt promotion, I hope we bring in gil and Nevin in some capacity, and can’t wait for the season to start, as long as the dodgers don’t get Ohtani and Yamamoto
Like read some stats before you crap on another human!
He wasn’t even the hitting coach, he was the offensive coordinator and bench coach!
And honestly you’re ridiculous, he was the hitting coach, preller created the “offensive coordinator” position to make his job more difficult to get poached by other clubs.
He was one of 3 hitting coaches, but he was in charge, mainly, of the hitting.
I watched every game.
And what doesn’t k ow g how to read have anything to do with this?
I didn’t like him as a hitting coach,, have stayed my reasons, and you’re being a whiny crybaby for some reason.
Sit down karen
And maybe you should do your own research before you suggest to others “@deepfryar”
Flaherty was one of 3, he coolbaugh and one other who were the main hitting coaches.
Preller made the role of offensive coordinator for him to make it harder for other teams to poach him I guess, he said something along those lines in an interview on SD Sports 760.
And I’m not crapping on him, I don’t like him and I don’t think he was a good “offensive coordinator”
Especially for a team as bad as the Padres with runners in scoring position, and with as many guys as they had regressing.
Not great in clutch or extra innings, bars go quiet regularly after the 6th.
If you watched the games you’d understand I’m not just making up things as a disgruntled fan.
good hire. he can learn a lot from Counsell and made a good manager one day soon. who knows, maybe when the Mets do another front office clearance, they can come calling for Ryan again. lol.
Mets??? Front Office Clearing???
Is that happening this week???
Ryan Flaherty could have Craig Counsell and Bob Melvin displayed prominently as mentors and references on his managerial resume.
Not sure how respected/reputable he really is. He and the other 3 hitting coaches for SD last year were abysmal and there clearly was dissent and dysfunction in the clubhouse.
Gone in a Flash… grats Ryan!
As a padre fan, I’m happy to see him go.
He was very not good as a hitting coach.
I’m excited to see who shildt brings in
To be fair, he was Bench Coach/Offensive Coordinator. Hitting Coaches were Oscar Bernard & Scott Coolbaugh. As to the last part- me too. I’m excited to see whom Schildt & AJ hire now! Rooting for Benji & Nevin.
He was one of è, they only gave him that title so he wouldn’t get poached, he was still in charge of hitting and the hitting coaches, but I get you
And yeah, I’m hoping Benji and Nevin find their way onto the staff.
To have shildt Gil and Nevin and a coaching tandem would be awesome
We also had a positive run differential- one could say offense wasn’t the core issue of why we didn’t make the PS. I’d argue losing Yu & Musgrove kinda sunk the ship, almost to nobody’s fault. I’ll still “blame” BoMel’s self-described lackadaisical approach, though. We should have been better in Extra Innings, and I lay that dog at his feet. Anyway, I sound bitter now and I’m not. Happy Holidays brah!
I guess we could, but am I wrong to suggest that that’s because we had a TON of blowouts, where we pile on the runs, then would go quiet for a couple games.
And this was a regular occurrence, hence why we were under .500 for the entire season from may 12th till the last game of the season.
Anyways, I’m excited to see where we go from here, I hope we don’t trade Soto, but I won’t be made if we get a good return.
Happy holidays man
And yeah, bomels hands off coaching did not work with the number of superstars we had, I believe they were both part of the problem.
Glad we kept niebla though
Sometimes it takes a long time for the Cubs to get their first round draft picks to Wrigley. Only 15 years in this case.
Another Cub comes home to the Jersey he started with. I wonder how much he talks with Nick Markasis?
Best news I’ve heard all day.
As a padre fan, I’m happy to know that flaherty is no longer the hitting coach
He was never their hitting coach.
But he was, if you looked into it, he was one of 3 hitting coaches, preller made him “offensive coordinator” to make it harder to poach him .
I believe he even said as much on SD Sports 760 during an interview.
He liked flaherty, and flaherty worked with coolbaugh and another as a hitting coach group, but to keep him from other teams poaching him, they also made him offensive coordinator.
Happ isn’t being traded before his extension starts. Plus he has a full no trade. PCA, Brown and Hroton should be considered untouchables. I think Cristian Hernandez is gonna be a stud but he’s also only like 19 so he’s a good 4 years away. And at that point he gonna still be blocked by Nico and Dansby
Cubs definitely world series bound now.
Chances are high you’re joking about the Cubs being World Series bound. I get it. But in case you’re not. The Cubs appear to be worse at this current point in time. No Bellinger, no 3rd baseman, missing at least 1 starting pitcher, bullpen help. Lots of work to be done for even a playoff appearance.
The Irish lad bringing his wisdom to the North side. Pay em in Guinness and taters and you’ll have yourself one helluva bench coach.
So there are multiple reports that the Padres and Yanks are working on a Soto trade but yet MLBTR has nothing?
That’s because it been discussed as nausea the past couple weeks with no actual sustenance other then just more…”deal isn’t close.” Why should they keep re-hashing the same ol story unless it is about to actually happen?
Some ppl want to will to happen so badly…but that’s usually not how it will end up working out. Talk to us again when there is an actual deal to lay out.
This site is literally called “TRADE RUMORS” not “TRADE NEWS.” Why that has to be explained is beyond dumb lol
Ad nauseam may do it for some I suppose. Some like real meat.
I heard rumors are heating up that the Statue of Liberty is taking Soto Shuffle dance lessons
I think it is just Ken Rosenthal who writes for the Athletic who is doing a ton of writing and speculating about Soto going to the Yankees. I do believe it is a national sports writers job to cater to big markets and the content is suspect at best to actually be reliable…
It’s also worth noting that Rosenthal is from NYC!!!
After Rosenthal said that scherzer is for sure a Padre, I kinda stopped taking his reports seriously
LOL! Your wish has been granted: mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/the-best-fits-for-a-jua…
I know it was a pipe dream, but I was hoping Counsell/Cubs would hire his old teammate Mark Grace for Bench Coach.