New hitting coaches

[Rollinghard]

Brandon Marsh's success and revamped approach is enough proof that the Angels need a complete overhaul. Coaching matters.

[Stradling]

So they need a new hitting coach.  Ok.  

[Rollinghard]

Yes, they do. Will that fix everything? No, but it's a cheap place to start. 

[Taylor]

Coaches?

[Blarg]

Taylor, we talked about this. You are trying too hard again. 

[Taylor]

Just now, Blarg said:

Taylor, we talked about this. You are trying too hard again. 

So is Strad apparently.

 

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

So they need a new hitting coach.  Ok.  

 

[cals]

27 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Taylor, we talked about this. You are trying too hard again. 

FACE

[tdawg87]

Trout disagrees.

[Docwaukee]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Trout disagrees.

So does Rengifo and Taylor Ward. 

Stassi disagreed last year but now he agrees.  

Fletcher is a maybe.  

[BTH]

1 hour ago, Docwaukee said:

So does Rengifo and Taylor Ward. 

Ward doesn’t.

 

“I did a lot of swing changes with my guy, Trent Woodward,” Ward said. “He learned a lot while he was with the Astros and filled me in on the philosophies they were learning at the time. I’ve taken those to heart and have really taken them to another level, and that’s really what helped me.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-05-05/angels-taylor-ward-top-hitter-mlb-houston-astros-technology

 

Ward added: “Being on the heater would help with the aggressiveness, but I’m not the hitting coach. I think being more aggressive in the zone would help. … We need to get to fastballs. When we get them, we need to get them.”

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/21/angels-open-second-half-looking-to-fix-offensive-woes-by-hitting-the-fastball/amp/

[Docwaukee]

30 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Ward doesn’t.

 

“I did a lot of swing changes with my guy, Trent Woodward,” Ward said. “He learned a lot while he was with the Astros and filled me in on the philosophies they were learning at the time. I’ve taken those to heart and have really taken them to another level, and that’s really what helped me.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-05-05/angels-taylor-ward-top-hitter-mlb-houston-astros-technology

 

Ward added: “Being on the heater would help with the aggressiveness, but I’m not the hitting coach. I think being more aggressive in the zone would help. … We need to get to fastballs. When we get them, we need to get them.”

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/21/angels-open-second-half-looking-to-fix-offensive-woes-by-hitting-the-fastball/amp/

The point is that it's all over the road.  If they replace the current coaches, Ward will still probably seek advice from his own guy as long as it continues to work.  If you change coaches, you'll likely be helping some and hurting others.  Similar to keeping the current ones.  

And what works between Trent and Ward may not for others.  

[ukyah]

2 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

The point is that it's all over the road.  If they replace the current coaches, Ward will still probably seek advice from his own guy as long as it continues to work.  If you change coaches, you'll likely be helping some and hurting others.  Similar to keeping the current ones.  

And what works between Trent and Ward may not for others.  

i say hire ward's guy trent and see what happens. it's not gonna be worse. lol.

[Stradling]

I think we will see hitting philosophies change with the new rules. I think you’ll see less pitches taken, even more emphasis to be aggressive in the zone.  I think the pace will impact hitting as much as pitching as the hitters will probably feel the same rush as the pitchers with the pitch clock. 

[Rollinghard]

OK how about this:

https://thelibertyline.com/2022/08/12/brandon-marsh-new-swing/

[Angelsfan1984]

2 hours ago, Rollinghard said:

OK how about this:

https://thelibertyline.com/2022/08/12/brandon-marsh-new-swing/

To play devils advocate...how do you know the Angels coach didnt say to him, "hey sasquatch, stop double tapping your foot idoit" and Marsh simply ignored it when it came to game day?

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Let's not forget that weekend in Toronto without Reed.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, cysomeawfulpitcher said:

Let's not forget that weekend in Toronto without Reed.

Lets pretend that means something.  

[ukyah]

On 10/18/2022 at 12:40 PM, Angelsfan1984 said:

To play devils advocate...how do you know the Angels coach didnt say to him, "hey sasquatch, stop double tapping your foot idoit" and Marsh simply ignored it when it came to game day?

 

why would marsh do that here, then not with phillie? the idea doesn't really hold water.

[Taylor]

On 10/18/2022 at 3:44 PM, Stradling said:

Lets pretend that means something.  

[Angelsfan1984]

1 hour ago, ukyah said:

why would marsh do that here, then not with phillie? the idea doesn't really hold water.

Because he’s an idoit that needed a shave…duh

[failos]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Damn. Walter White looks like shit

[ScottT]

Clearly, Garrett Anderson and Tim Salmon should be the Angels hitting coaches. Percival and Finley should be pitching coaches.  Erstad should be infield and outfield coach.   Bennie Molina catching coach.  Eckstein Grit coach.  Kennedy launch angle coach.  Spiezio clutch coach.  Glaus chew coach.  Fullmer strength and conditioning.  Ramon Ortiz barber.  Washburn hunting coach.  Donnelly union busting coach.  

[Vladdy Issues]

51 minutes ago, ScottT said:

Clearly, Garrett Anderson and Tim Salmon should be the Angels hitting coaches. Percival and Finley should be pitching coaches.  Erstad should be infield and outfield coach.   Bennie Molina catching coach.  Eckstein Grit coach.  Kennedy launch angle coach.  Spiezio clutch coach.  Glaus chew coach.  Fullmer strength and conditioning.  Ramon Ortiz barber.  Washburn hunting coach.  Donnelly union busting coach.  

I can go with this 

[Second Base]

I'm thinking when the Angels fly the position of hitting coach out there, they should be honest and call it a temporary position. It's a one year position. 

[jsnpritchett]

8 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I'm thinking when the Angels fly the position of hitting coach out there, they should be honest and call it a temporary position. It's a one year position. 

This is what I've been saying.  Still think it's likely to either be an internal guy (Paul Sorrento, etc.) or an older/veteran guy who'll be happy to come in for a year, make some $, and then quietly move on or head back to retirement once the long-term statuses of the management and front office teams are clearer.