Richard Castle - contributing reporter
"I'm proud of the way you practiced today", "Whether He Plays or Not Will Be a Game Time Decision", & "I'm Proud of the Fact We Kept Fighting out There"? What is things you overpay a coach to say? Let's just straight in by creating tiers of our ML coaching staffs.
Joe McCarthy tier - This is the best of the best. They may not have the talent on their ML rosters, but their owner sure hopes they can squeak a few extras wins by retaining a great coaching staff.
- Philadelphia Harpers
- Houston Space Cowboys
Tony LaRussa tier
- Atlanta Expos
- Vancouver Canucks
- Florida Springbreakers
- Cincinnati Dragons
Joe Torre tier
- Jackson Flaxon-Waxon
- Buffalo Bisons
- Colorado Springs From My Loins
- Boston Massacre
- Columbus Corgis
- Milwaukee Metronomes
- Scranton Hammers
- Augusta Squeeze
- Iowa City Derecho Riders
- Arizona Armadillos
- Anaheim west coast bombers
Bobby Cox tier
- Tucson Tappers
- Pittsburgh Yinzers
- Washington DC Nationals
- San Juan Fudds
- Dover Hazmats
- Trenton Reznors
- Oklahoma City Barons
Joe Maddon tier
- Helena Hot Dogs
- Tampa Bay Deplorables
- Honolulu 'Apapnes
- Chicago Gunslingers
AJ Hinch tier - So much for teaching an old dog new tricks. The rosters of these teams likely have more coaching experience than the coaches themselves.
- Charlotte Centurions
- Santa Fe Surf Riders
- New York Empire
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)
- Cincinnati Dragons
- Anaheim west coast bombers
- Houston Space Cowboys
- Atlanta Expos
- Florida Springbreakers
Top 5 Pitching Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)
- Philadelphia Harpers
- Columbus Corgis
- Florida Springbreakers
- Atlanta Expos
- Augusta Squeeze
Top 5 Bench Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)
- Colorado Springs From My Loins
- Cincinnati Dragons
- Augusta Squeeze
- Florida Springbreakers
- San Juan Fudds