Kate Woo says all coaching staff coming back, and it's not likely that Molina will be coaching next year.
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In addition to expanding their professional scouting department by hiring a director to oversee player acquisition, multiple team sources tell The Athletic that president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom will add an international scouting director to serve under assistant general manager Moisés Rodríguez. Additional support roles for both positions are expected to be filled later in the offseason.
The Cardinals will also continue to add to their player development staff. The club is looking to hire a director of hitting to oversee the offense from an organization-wide approach, similar to Matt Pierpont’s role as director of pitching.
St. Louis is expected to retain its major-league coaching staff under manager Oli Marmol, though two coaches have been reassigned to new roles. Assistant pitching coach Dean Kiekhefer and game-planning coach Packy Elkins will no longer be a part of the uniformed coaching staff, but will remain in the organization in strategist roles. The Cardinals will hire a new assistant pitching coach and assistant hitting coach, though assistant coaches Julio Rangel (pitching/bullpen) and Brandon Allen (hitting) will retain their positions.
Bench coach Daniel Descalso, hitting coach Brant Brown, pitching coach Dusty Blake, first-base coach Stubby Clapp, third-base coach Ron “Pop” Warner and assistant coach Jon Jay will also return to the organization, as will bullpen coaches Jamie Pogue and Kleininger Teran. It is not believed that longtime catcher Yadier Molina — who lobbied earlier this month for MLB coaching jobs — will be on the staff next year, but the Cardinals remain open to finding a role for Molina within the organization.
The Cardinals will also seek a new head athletic trainer, with former head trainer Adam Olsen reassigned to a front-office position. Olsen will continue to serve as director of medical training, but his new role will involve overseeing the training staff from an organization-wide approach, rather than in the major-league dugout.
There you go.
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Kinda figured that way before seeing this
>**third-base coach Ron “Pop” Warner** and assistant coach Jon Jay will also **return to the organization**
Spooky news
Warner is bad, and it takes a lot to get me to speak ill of anyone wearing this uniform.
He’ll be Pujols’ bench coach if Albert gets a manager gig.
I suspect Blooms approach this season will be full rebuild. Just hold onto current staff, see what works and what doesn’t, see how JJ does in the majors, and figure out a way to build out a rotation that isn’t made of glue and straw.
Sounds like they want Oli to prove it or get sent to the moon for Molina in 2027
Edit: Am I delusional?
I just want to say that Stubby Clapp is still one of my favorite baseball names. I don’t really know why. But I’m glad we’ll still get to hear that name in a season where I probably won’t have much to smile about while watching this team.
Fk The Cardinals! Im Done! SameO BS!!!
That last paragraph is kind of interesting to me. Does Bloom see an organization-wide issue with conditioning? With injuries? With specific physical preparation?
Is Willie McGee still on staff?
Clearly the coaching staff is so incredibly good that the team cannot possibly improve in that department.
>…president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom will add an international scouting director to serve under assistant general manager Moisés Rodríguez.
Wait. They didn’t have one? Where did they think the bulk of current MLB talent was coming from? Fargo?
(Sorry Fargo. Didn’t mean to throw you under the bus.)