O's Hire Braves Bullpen Coach Drew French As Pitching Coach

[SpOkane]

7 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Well if Holty was a wizard, Frenchy could be a sorcerer?

You mean, sorcier?

[Frobby]

33 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I'm a little concerned about continuity.   Holt will be there in ST.   But when the season begins he will not be with the team everyday and Holmes is gone.   I am interested to see if Justin Ramsey is promoted to assistant pitching coach.

I am not at all concerned about this.   It’s not like French has never worked in the same organization as Holt.  

[sportsfan8703]

So now will Holmes be willing to accept the bullpen coach job?  Or is that bridge burned for now?

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, SpOkane said:

You mean, sorcier?

Nope.

[Can_of_corn]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

Well if Holty was a wizard, Frenchy could be a sorcerer?

I'm voting for Warlock.

I want at least one infernal pact on the 2024 team and there is no guarantee O'Hearn will be back.

[byrdz]

2 hours ago, SpOkane said:

You mean, sorcier?

More likely a saucier in San Antone.

[wildcard]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

I am not at all concerned about this.   It’s not like French has never worked in the same organization as Holt.  

My concern is not about the relationship Holt and French.  It between French and his pitchers.  It takes time to build trust in a pitching coach.   The O's are playoff and hopefully World Series contenders.    That means that have to trust the advice for of their pitching coach from the beginning of the season.   Seems like there will be a time a at the beginning where the O's pitchers wait and see if they agree with their new pitching coach.

[Frobby]

5 minutes ago, wildcard said:

My concern is not about the relationship Holt and French.  It between French and his pitchers.  It takes time to build trust in a pitching coach.   The O's are playoff and hopefully World Series contenders.    That means that have to trust the advice for of their pitching coach from the beginning of the season.   Seems like there will be a time a at the beginning where the O's pitchers wait and see if they agree with their new pitching coach.

Well, I can think of many times when a new pitching coach came in and had success right away.  Dave Wallace comes to mind.   So, I’m not worried about this.   The O’s are sitting pretty with Holt still in the org as a resource, pitching strategy coach Ryan Klimek still on board, and Tim Cossins still available for the bullpen if that’s where they decide to put him.  

[Goober Noodles]

On 11/29/2023 at 1:17 PM, btdart20 said:

‘Information is only as good as what you can put into action’: A conversation with Braves bullpen coach Drew French - The Athletic

I highly recommend watching/listening to the Zack Britton interview on the Adam Jones podcast that just came out yesterday.  At around the 25+ minute mark, Zack talks essentially about the balancing of analytics with the instincts of good baseball people.  He talks about how through his brother Buck, he knows that the Orioles are doing both, which is great to hear.

Also, there's a bit about how Adam was yelling at Zack to put himself into the wild card game, which I had never heard before and is hilarious.

 

[Just Regular]

Jake Rill Q&A from MLB.com

https://www.mlb.com/news/drew-french-discusses-new-role-as-orioles-pitching-coach

[Frobby]

On 11/30/2023 at 11:55 AM, wildcard said:

My concern is not about the relationship Holt and French.  It between French and his pitchers.  It takes time to build trust in a pitching coach.   The O's are playoff and hopefully World Series contenders.    That means that have to trust the advice for of their pitching coach from the beginning of the season.   Seems like there will be a time a at the beginning where the O's pitchers wait and see if they agree with their new pitching coach.

So, how are you feeling about French these days?   The team has an ERA+ of 113, compared to last year’s 105.   The transition from Holt to French seems to have gone very smoothly.  

I have to say, French seems to keep a very low profile.  I don’t think I’ve seen a single quote from him all season.
 

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

So, how are you feeling about French these days?   The team has an ERA+ of 113, compared to last year’s 105.   The transition from Holt to French seems to have gone very smoothly.  

I have to say, French seems to keep a very low profile.  I don’t think I’ve seen a single quote from him all season.
 

But has he completed his degree in wizardry?

[interloper]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

So, how are you feeling about French these days?   The team has an ERA+ of 113, compared to last year’s 105.   The transition from Holt to French seems to have gone very smoothly.  

I have to say, French seems to keep a very low profile.  I don’t think I’ve seen a single quote from him all season.
 

 

 

[Frobby]

10 minutes ago, interloper said:

 

 

What a good interview.   I found him very impressive.  I can see why the O’s hired him.  

[clapdiddy]

9 minutes ago, interloper said:

 

 

Thanks for posting this.   That was probably one of the best interviews I've seen regarding pitching.