ron883 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) What do you all think? Two that immediately come to mind are as follows: 1. Matt Zaleski - Charlotte Knights pitching coach. Embraces the analytics, gets great reviews within the organization, knows all our guys. He seems like an easy and solid choice for the position 2. Ethan Katz - Giolito's highschool pitching coach. He is credited with helping turn Giolito around and into a top pitcher in the league. Giolito went from literally the worst starting pitcher, to one of the best. He has to get a look. This is my pick, personally. Any candidates you have in mind? Edited October 16, 2020 by Yearnin' for Yermin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Unless Hinch has a guy that he can’t live without, I can’t imagine the list is longer than Matt Zaleski and Everett Teaford. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemikes Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: What do you all think? Two that immediately come to mind are as follows: 1. Matt Zaleski - Charlotte Knights pitching coach. Embraces the analytics, gets great reviews within the organization, knows all our guys. He seems like an easy and solid choice for the position 2. Ethan Katz - Giolito's highschool pitching coach. He is credited with helping turn Giolito around and into a top pitcher in the league. Giolito went from literally the worst starting pitcher, to one of the best. He has to get a look. This is my pick, personally. Any candidates you have in mind? I think it's either Zaleski or Teaford. Katz could get a look and that'd certainly be interesting given the other names in Lucas' HS rotation, but RH seemed pretty adamant about pointing out how many great in-house options we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I hope it is not somebody out of the org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemikes Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Dominikk85 said: I hope it is not somebody out of the org. I hope that the actual Pitching Coach position is Zaleski, but if other people are added in analytics roles from outside the organization I think that'd be great. Frankly, a larger analytics department on both the hitting and pitching side would be a welcome change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 This is just so dependent on who they hire and the relationships they have. I imagine with sox going after more experienced guys, and letting go of cooper, they didn't do so to then tell them who their pitching coach will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Earlier this week Bruce Levine said it was Kirk Hasler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemikes Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Earlier this week Bruce Levine said it was Kirk Hasler. Ok, so the only thing we know for certain is that it won't be Hasler. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Earlier this week Bruce Levine said it was Kirk Hasler. You mean Curt Hasler? Bullpen coach for the Sox. Edited October 16, 2020 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just now, oneofthemikes said: Ok, so the only thing we know for certain is that it won't be Hasler. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 minute ago, maloney.adam said: You mean Curt Hasler? Yes but it It was more of a dig at Bruuuuuuuce who is somehow considered an "expert" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Harry Chappas said: Yes but it It was more of a dig at Bruuuuuuuce who is somehow considered an "expert" Ahh ok I gotcha! Edited October 16, 2020 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 It's Zaleski or Hasler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Actually Rick Hahn has said in the past that it would be Curt Hassler. If LaRussa gets the job, I am going with Dave Duncan as the pitching coach and Zaleski in the bullpen as the heir apparent. Although since Duncan has supposedly been with the White Sox, if he doesn’t want to return, he probably knows the minor league guys well enough to advise Tony. If it’s AJ Hinch, I have no idea, but if he is naming the coach I can’t see how he would go with Zaleski as the actual pitching coach. He most likely doesn’t know him at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrad Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, Dominikk85 said: I hope it is not somebody out of the org. Why They have to do better than what they have in their organization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrad Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 56 minutes ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: What do you all think? Two that immediately come to mind are as follows: 1. Matt Zaleski - Charlotte Knights pitching coach. Embraces the analytics, gets great reviews within the organization, knows all our guys. He seems like an easy and solid choice for the position 2. Ethan Katz - Giolito's highschool pitching coach. He is credited with helping turn Giolito around and into a top pitcher in the league. Giolito went from literally the worst starting pitcher, to one of the best. He has to get a look. This is my pick, personally. Any candidates you have in mind? Zaleski and katz are u kidding me, I can't believe this is the best they can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, whitesoxbrad said: Zaleski and katz are u kidding me, I can't believe this is the best they can do Go on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, whitesoxbrad said: Why They have to do better than what they have in their organization I would want to bring in some outside knowledge into the org. Not saying those guys are bad but I would for example get a driveline guy who has proven to be cutting edge. Milb pitching dev of the Sox wasn't terrible but it also wasn't super great either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 44 minutes ago, whitesoxbrad said: Zaleski and katz are u kidding me, I can't believe this is the best they can do Zaleski has been credited by numerous Sox prospects to really helping them improve when they were working together. Some of those guys were pitching for the Sox this season. He knows a good deal about what they have and who they have coming up behind them, so it wouldn't be a ridiculous option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said: Zaleski has been credited by numerous Sox prospects to really helping them improve when they were working together. Some of those guys were pitching for the Sox this season. He knows a good deal about what they have and who they have coming up behind them, so it wouldn't be a ridiculous option. And Hahn flat out named Zaleski as a candidate during his presser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: And Hahn flat out named Zaleski as a candidate during his presser. It depends on who gets the managerial job. Bochy for example is known for his excellent handler of his pitching staff. Zaleski would be great working with that type of manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 13 hours ago, poppysox said: It depends on who gets the managerial job. Bochy for example is known for his excellent handler of his pitching staff. Zaleski would be great working with that type of manager. Hahn was pretty much as clear as he gets on this. It will be an internal promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierSox Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Zaleski seems like the obvious choice internally since he has worked with most of the current and upcoming pitchers on the system. Edited October 17, 2020 by HoosierSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 So outside the obvious, I’d really love if we heard the Sox call Chris Fetter from Michigan. He’s been pursued a lot recently, and you know, Hahn and Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Crazy idea, the manager picks his pitching coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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