Hmmm, I had some back of the envelope calculations on the value of a hitting coach but it didn't go through for some reason and I don't feel like redoing it right now ... mods delete unless someone else wants to take the idea over.
Here is an interesting quote from a Yankees forum about their recently fired hitting coach:
Here is an interesting quote from a Yankees forum about their recently fired hitting coach:
It's insane to me how people blame hitting coaches...or for that matter give them tons of credit...for the overall performance of the offense.
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He earned his money at the bottom of the lineup, helping the .235 hitters get an extra hit or two per month. Seemed reasonable to me.