Bill Ladson is reporting that the Nationals will retain pitching coach Randy St. Claire. All of Manny Acta’s other coaches will not be back next season.
What do you think? Aside from Lenny Harris, did these other coaches deserve to be let go? Will a huge shake-up at the coaching level matter if Jim is still the GM?
Personally, I know Steph will be sad to see Pat Corrales go. He’s one of her favorites. All of us will miss Rick Aponte. Fans have connected with the coaching team throughout the past two seasons at events like Baseball 101, Spring Training and the Picnic in the Park, so it’s kind of a sad day.
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September 30th, 2008 at 7:04 am
I am sad to see Corrales go. He was the fire behind Manny a lot of the time. I liked that he showed some emotion and he seemed to work so well with the young catchers, especially Flores. When we met him at Baseball 101 he was gracious and full of baseball knowledge…50 years in the sport sure is something to celebrate. I hope he enjoys retirement if that’s the direction he chooses to go. I’ll miss Coach Aponte also; he had a tough job this year with injuries and trades bringing a lot of new guys into the bullpen. I understand the need for a shake up, but to place the blame on the coaches seems like another shallow move…it’d help to look a little deeper and really fix the problem. A new coaching staff won’t help the ownership spend the money needed to make this team better.