Washington’s staff

[T.G.]

When are they hiring the special team's coach?

[mmc]

1 hour ago, BTH said:

From The Athletic, at the GM Meetings:

“Other than to refute an MLB Network report linking Los Angeles Angels bench coach Ray Montgomery to the Astros’ opening, Brown did not indulge speculation on other candidates.”

https://t.co/ytjIG3YjTI

Weird considering Morosi’s claim was that Brown himself told him he liked Montgomery

[BTH]

34 minutes ago, mmc said:

Weird considering Morosi’s claim was that Brown himself told him he liked Montgomery

Yeah.

Maybe Morosi was asking him about Montgomery in general and not in the context of their managerial job.

[Redondo]

Is this some way for Perry to have eyes and ears in the dugout?

Does this give Montgomery the inside on being the next coach after working with Washington?

I too thought they were hiring an all new staff to get some different voices

 

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Is this some way for Perry to have eyes and ears in the dugout?

Does this give Montgomery the inside on being the next coach after working with Washington?

I too thought they were hiring an all new staff to get some different voices

 

Could have been part of signing Wahington that Montgomery was coming back

[Blarg]

10 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Wasn’t one of the issues in 2023 too much use of analytics?

Let's try this again. It requires both sides. 

[Angel Oracle]

36 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Let's try this again. It requires both sides. 

I get that.    

Wasn’t the thing though that Washington was starting to embrace some use of analytics himself in recent years.

if so, wouldn’t it be nice that the bench coach embraces some old school baseball to go with his use of analytics?

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

I get that.    

Wasn’t the thing though that Washington was starting to embrace some use of analytics himself in recent years.

if so, wouldn’t it be nice that the bench coach embraces some old school baseball to go with his use of analytics?

And why do you think he doesn’t embrace old school baseball?

[Jay]

12 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Can someone explain to me why Montgomery should be kept?

Montgomery is Minasian's eyes and ears in the dugout.

[REDneck]

11 hours ago, T.G. said:

When are they hiring the special team's coach?

When they decide if their going to punt or go for it on fourth and long.

[Dtwncbad]

Angels:

Montgomery is a quality bench coach that the front office values and was a finalist for the managerial job.  
 

Montgomery:

Montgomery didn’t get a managerial job anywhere else, so he has the next best thing, in a place where he was a finalist and where the manager that got the job isn’t going to be around forever.

Washington:

Washington has to be comfortable with Montgomery for him to have the job, and likely would embrace the idea of creating a “legacy” replacement, so I don’t see why there would be any issue  there.

Given that Montgomery has the best job available to him, the Angels clearly value Montgomery, and Washington would have no known reason to reject Montgomery (so it makes sense for all three parties), why are we questioning why Montgomery is the bench coach?

[BTH]

4 hours ago, Redondo said:

Is this some way for Perry to have eyes and ears in the dugout?

Does this give Montgomery the inside on being the next coach after working with Washington?

I too thought they were hiring an all new staff to get some different voices

 

They’ve replaced 7 other coaches; I think they've got plenty of different voices.

[BTH]

2 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Could have been part of signing Wahington that Montgomery was coming back

Yet they went after Clint Hurdle as bench coach, which suggests that wasn’t the case.

[BTH]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

I get that.    

Wasn’t the thing though that Washington was starting to embrace some use of analytics himself in recent years.

if so, wouldn’t it be nice that the bench coach embraces some old school baseball to go with his use of analytics?

If anything, Wash is more old school than analytically inclined.

So put someone next to him that is familiar with the numbers, can give them to him, and let him decide how to use them.

[BTH]

4 hours ago, Redondo said:

Is this some way for Perry to have eyes and ears in the dugout?

 

29 minutes ago, Jay said:

Montgomery is Minasian's eyes and ears in the dugout.

Clearly, this is a common thought by some.

Is this just because he was in the front office?

If you listen to what Montgomery and others have said, he was initially installed as bench coach because they deemed him to be a good fit for the qualities they needed in a bench coach: administrative tasks, setting schedules, relay analytic info to the players, run daily meetings.

[Stradling]

Montgomery came from the Brewers where he was a scout and he also played the game at the major league level, so it isn’t like he only understands the analytical side of the game.  

[Angels 1961]

17 minutes ago, BTH said:

Yet they went after Clint Hurdle as bench coach, which suggests that wasn’t the case.

I saw that he was one of choices but could not come to an agreement. Any halo success will only help Montgomery resume.

[Blarg]

7 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

I get that.    

Wasn’t the thing though that Washington was starting to embrace some use of analytics himself in recent years.

if so, wouldn’t it be nice that the bench coach embraces some old school baseball to go with his use of analytics?

No, Washington has stated he will make the lineup card and make his decisions based on how the game plays out. He is adamant about analytics are pre game prep, in game isn't by script. 

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

No, Washington has stated he will make the lineup card and make his decisions based on how the game plays out. He is adamant about analytics are pre game prep, in game isn't by script. 

If that is the case, then that’s fine.

[mmc]

 

[Jay]

Did the Angels have such a role previously?

[EdmontonAngelsFan]

Maybe Clint Hurdle will be our defensive coordinator???

[BTH]

53 minutes ago, EdmontonAngelsFan said:

Maybe Clint Hurdle will be our defensive coordinator???

Give up the Clint Hurdle dreams.

He was representing the Rockies as a special assistant at the draft lottery.

He ain’t going anywhere.

[BTH]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

Did the Angels have such a role previously?

Ben Rowen was an advance scout.
I’d guess that Cultice takes on some of his duties.

[EdmontonAngelsFan]

16 hours ago, BTH said:

Give up the Clint Hurdle dreams.

He was representing the Rockies as a special assistant at the draft lottery.

He ain’t going anywhere.

That was a tongue in cheek comment since we hired an offensive coordinator.