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

Coach this!

  Richard Castle - contributing reporter

Overpaid old men who can't give up the game, aka the Coach. Let's just straight in by creating tiers of our ML coaching staffs. 

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

• Philadelphia Harpers

Tony LaRussa tier

• Houston Space Cowboys
• Atlanta Expos
• Jackson Flaxon-Waxon
• New Orleans Old Fashioneds
• Salt Lake City Tabernacles

Joe Torre tier

• Anaheim Diablos
• Vancouver Canucks
• Pittsburg Yinzers
• Cincinnati Dragons
• Los Angels Summers

Bobby Cox tier

• Boston Massacre
• Washington DC Nationals
• Colorado Springs From My Lions
• Ottawa O Faces
• Oklahoma City Barons
• San Juan Fudds
• Milwaukee Metronomes

Joe Maddon tier

• Colorado Cab Blast
• Columbus Corgis
• Austin Son's of Odin
• Huntington Tropics
• Dover Hazmats
• Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates
• Wichita Aeros

AJ Hinch tier

• Scranton Hammers
• Helena Hot Dogs
• Chicago Gunslingers
• Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII
• New York Empire

Do they even have a coaching staff tier

• El Paso Ploppies

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. Pittsburgh Yinzers
2. Anaheim Diablos
3. New Orleans Old Fashioneds
4. Columbus Corgis
5. Atlanta Expos

Top 5 Pitching Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

1. Philadelphia Harpers
2. New Orleans Old Fashioneds
3. Chicago Gunslingers
4. Ottawa O Faces
5. Columbus Corgis

Top 5 Bench Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

1. Los Angeles Summers
2. Atlanta Expos
3. San Juan Fudds
4. Philadelphia Harpers
5. New Orleans Old Fashioneds

Coaches R Us

 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)

1. Cincinnati Dragons
2. Anaheim west coast bombers
3. Houston Space Cowboys
4. Atlanta Expos
5. Florida Springbreakers

Top 5 Pitching Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

1. Philadelphia Harpers
2. Columbus Corgis
3. Florida Springbreakers
4. Atlanta Expos
5. Augusta Squeeze

Top 5 Bench Coaching Staff (includes minor leagues)

1. Colorado Springs From My Loins
2. Cincinnati Dragons
3. Augusta Squeeze
4. Florida Springbreakers
5. San Juan Fudds