01-26-2019, 02:19 PM
(01-26-2019, 09:25 AM)kevin Wrote: This guy is good. Anybody that saw what he did with the pitchers in Milwaukee saw that. Everybody raved about his work in Milwaukee. Somehow Reds stole him. I'm sure there are things about Roark, Wood and Gray that he likes and suggested getting them. If the Reds Pitchers can't get better under this Pitching Coach, then they can't get better under anybody and should quit baseball.
The biggest reason Reds will have much improved pitching is the new Pitching Coach from Brewers. Of course going out and adding pitching was much needed considering how bad Reds pitching has been. Some of the 2018 Reds Pitchers just don't have what it takes. Some do however, and that is where this guy comes in, because he knows good pitchers.
I agree that Johnson appears to be a good coach. And a good pitching coach should help, but major league pitchers are very erratic. There are a hadnful at the top that are good every year, but the rest are inconsistent. Their skills seem to go up and down from year to year for no apparent reason.
