Angels hire John Mallee, more changes to coaching staff?

[Second Base]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/10/angels-to-hire-john-mallee-to-coaching-staff.html

Mallee was Maddon's hitting coach for Chicago during their successful run. Was fired by Philadelphia mid season for their offense sucking balls. 

He's being hired as an "assistant hitting coach" but given that the Angels already have three different hitting coaches, I wonder if they plan to carry a 4th. That's a lot of hitting coaches. Most teams have one, sometimes two. 

Still no word on bench coach.

[nate]

I am pretty sure all the assistant coaches from last year didn't have their contracts renewed.  I expect the entire staff to be chosen by Maddon.

[Blarg]

Cronyism!

[Pancake Bear]

1 hour ago, nate said:

I am pretty sure all the assistant coaches from last year didn't have their contracts renewed.  I expect the entire staff to be chosen by Maddon.

Last I’d heard, the three hitting coaches were all still technically on track to return. Obviously that could change. Fletcher said yesterday on Twitter that the rest of the staff is still being evaluated. 

[Tank]

8 hours ago, nate said:

I am pretty sure all the assistant coaches from last year didn't have their contracts renewed.  I expect the entire staff to be chosen by Maddon.

ooh, I hope we get ivanka!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

7 hours ago, Tank said:

ooh, I hope we get ivanka!

I'm sure she knows as much about baseball, as she does about government...

[failos]

2 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I'm sure she knows as much about baseball, as she does about government...

Careful now, she’s going to be President one day

[totdprods]

Reed, Sorrento, and Wooten all seem to have had lots of positive reception as hitting coaches, so a little curious to add another. 

I wonder if perhaps one of them might move to bench coach and groom for a management gig? Reed seems like he really clicks with the players, he's had the must blurbs regarding his involvement at least. 

Or maybe one moves to a minor-league management role or an organizational 'Coordinator of Hitting' position?

[19HALO71]

Sign Carew as the hitting coach.

Go Halos!!!

[Tank]

1 hour ago, 19HALO71 said:

Sign Carew as the hitting coach.

Go Halos!!!

[Billy_Ball]

1 hour ago, 19HALO71 said:

Sign Carew as the hitting coach.

Go Halos!!!

All respect to Rod, but been there, done that.

[Inside Pitch]

4 hours ago, totdprods said:

Reed, Sorrento, and Wooten all seem to have had lots of positive reception as hitting coaches, so a little curious to add another. 

I wonder if perhaps one of them might move to bench coach and groom for a management gig? Reed seems like he really clicks with the players, he's had the must blurbs regarding his involvement at least. 

Or maybe one moves to a minor-league management role or an organizational 'Coordinator of Hitting' position?

LOL -- maybe they brought in Mallee to be the bunting instructor...

[T.G.]

"It takes four of them to make one of me" - Mickey Hatcher.

[Pancake Bear]

Update:

 

[Billy_Ball]

I wonder if Maddon will bring Mark Loretta over from the Cubs as Bench Coach.

[Glen]

On 10/27/2019 at 11:13 AM, Blarg said:

Cronyism!

We're getting Cron back?

[Pancake Bear]

Third bass change. No bench coach yet. 

[Billy_Ball]

 

Edited November 1, 2019 by Billy_Ball

[tomsred]

5 minutes ago, Billy_Ball said:

Goodbye Mike "stop sign" Gallego

Yeah!!!

[Billy_Ball]

Looks like a lot of Cubs fans are sad to see Buss go.  Apparantly he was a good clubhouse guy and "winning culture" type of guy.

[Billy_Ball]

1 minute ago, tomsred said:

Yeah!!!

Yup, looks like I spoke too soon! 

[Docwaukee]

22 minutes ago, Sean-Regan said:

Third bass change. No bench coach yet. 

[Pancake Bear]

26 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

That’s first bass, not third.

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, Sean-Regan said:

That’s first bass, not third.

they all look the same.   

yes, some might call me a....bassist.  

I'll be here all the week.  please tip your waitress

[Lou]