Monday, October 11, 2021

S49 Coach This!

Richard Castle - contributing reporter


When you have a great coach, you just know it! Let's just straight in by creating tiers of our ML coaching staffs. 

Joe McCarthy tier - This is the best of the best. 

  • Atlanta Expos
  • Philadelphia Harpers
  • New Orleans Old Fashioneds

Tony LaRussa tier

  • Anaheim Diablos
  • Los Angels Summers
  • Hartford Rising Stars
  • Buffalo Bisons
  • Boston Massacre
  • Minnesota Northern Stars
  • Salt Lake City Tabernacles

Joe Torre tier

  • Colorado Cab Blast
  • Wichita Aeros
  • Pittsburg Yinzers
  • Houston Space Cowboys

Bobby Cox tier

  • Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates
  • Vancouver Canucks
  • Austin Son's of Odin
  • Huntington Tropics
  • El Paso Ploppies
  • Colorado Springs From My Lions
  • Washington DC Nationals
  • Columbus Corgis
Joe Maddon tier

  • Monterrey Stoics
  • Milwaukee Metronomes
  • San Juan Fudds
  • Dover Hazmats
  • Scranton Hammers
  • Oklahoma City Barons
  • New York Empire

AJ Hinch tier

  • Chicago Gunslingers
  • Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII
Do they even have a coaching staff tier
  • Helena Hot Dogs


Looking Franchise wide, here are the top 5 hitting, pitching, and bench coach staffs. A lot of the bottom tier ML franchise have some great coaching staffs in their minor league system in hopes to coach up those prospects and get them ML ready. Without further ado:

Top 5 Hitting Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

  1. Atlanta Expos
  2. New Orleans Old Fashioneds
  3. Huntington Tropics
  4. Hartford Rising Stars
  5. Philadelphia Harpers

Top 5 Pitching Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

  1. Philadelphia Harpers
  2. Atlanta Expos
  3. Salt Lake City Tabernacles
  4. Washington DC Nationals
  5. New Orleans Old Fashioneds

Top 5 Bench Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

  1. Atlanta Expos
  2. Buffalo Bisons
  3. Boston Massacre
  4. Philadelphia Harpers
  5. Los Angels Summers