Front Office shifts, one to Cubs

by StLHugo on Nov 14, 2007 9:31 AM EST

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/2D3C043CAF5D75BA86257393002570CD ?OpenDocument

Several more front office moves were announced yesterday. A few of these have already been announced I think. I like the moves:

Jaron Madison from Padres front office to second in command under Lunhow

Mike Girsch from amateur scouting director to director of baseball development, basically moving the stat geek from under Lunhow to under Mo

Brent Strom (former pitching coach for Stros and Royals) will work under Dyar Miller as a roving pitching instructor focusing on minor leagues

Mark Riggins has decided to decline the shift from pitching coordinator (Miller's new job) to the Memphis pitching coach. Riggins is going to be the Cubs coordinator now.

This leaves Memphis pitching coach open.....please enter Matheny to see if he can handle it.

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so is "pitching coordinator"...

considered a promotion from "minor league team x pitching coach"?

by SleepyCA on Nov 14, 2007 11:37 AM EST reply actions

not sure

Dyar seems to think it is a demotion, punishment for not following Duncan's teachings. Yet the other guy didn't want to be a pitching coach and preferred coordinator. I think it is more of a side grade type of position. One is locked in the other travels a lot but the coordinator is probably the boss of the coaches, at least that is how I see it. It really is up to the person how they view it.

by StLHugo on Nov 14, 2007 11:45 AM EST up reply actions