Also joining the coaching staff in 2016 will be Eddie Rodriguez who will serve in a variety of roles. Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller made the announcements. Balsley, 51, returns for his 14th full season as the Padres pitching coach for 2016. Since the beginning of his first full season in 2004, the Padres pitching staff has posted a 3.89 ERA (7532 ER, 17428.0 IP), the fifth-best mark in baseball in that span and fourth-best among National League teams.
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Because he has what may be the best rotation in baseball this year — featuring Jake Peavy from the right and Mark Buehrle from the left — Cooper's hallmark isn't likely to change: His staffs are built around consistently cranking out quality starts. Since 2003, the White Sox lead the majors with 610 quality starts.
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Price spent the previous 10 years as a pitching coach in Seattle and Arizona. In 2001 with Seattle, Price's staff had a 3.59 ERA (second-lowest in AL) for a 116-win team. In Arizona, he worked with Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb and rising ace Dan Haren.
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SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres today announced the members of Manager Andy Green's coaching staff for the 2016 season. Returning to the staff will be pitching coach Darren Balsley and third base coach Glenn Hoffman. Joining the staff in 2016 will be Mark McGwire as bench coach, Alan Zinter as hitting coach, Tarrik Brock as first base coach and Doug Bochtler as bullpen coach.
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In 2003, Cooper's first full season in his second stint with Chicago, the Sox had 98 quality starts. In the previous five seasons, Cooper's pitchers have made 30 starts 20 times, prompting SI.com to call him one of the most underrated pitching coaches in baseball.. He can be a mechanic, as he has been for closer Bobby Jenks this spring, but mostly he pushes for consistency.
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Dubee's nine years as pitching coach were tied for the most in franchise history. Cy Perkins (1946-54) and Ray Rippelmeyer (1970-78) also spent nine years in the position. The Phillies had a 3.02 ERA in 2011 when they won 102 games. It was the lowest mark for any major-league team in 23 years.
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5 Longest Tenured General Managers in Major League Baseball. The Colorado Rockies introduced Jeff Bridich as their new general manager today after longtime GM Dan O’Dowd resigned after 15 (mostly unsuccessful) years at the helm. With the MLB Playoffs in full swing, there are likely more front office moves on the horizon. With a long-tenured GM like O’Dowd stepping down, it got us thinking: Who is the currently the longest tenured GM in Major League Baseball? Here is a look at the five longest tenured general managers in Major League Baseball. 5. Doug Melvin, Milwaukee Brewers. Despite a late season collapse that saw the Brewers fall out of the playoff picture in 2014, Melvin will be back in Milwaukee for the 2015 season.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, right, and former pitching coach Rich Dubee. The first casualty after the Phillies' worst season in 13 years was longtime pitching coach Rich Dubee, who was fired Monday. Dubee, one of the longest-tenured pitching coaches in baseball at nine years, oversaw a staff that finished 2013 with a lower ERA (4.34) only than altitude-sickened Colorado. He will be remembered as former manager Charlie Manuel's right-hand man during the franchise's finest era.
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No one in baseball history has served longer as a pitching coach than the Cardinals' Duncan, who is entering his 31st year at the position. The stoic former catcher has gained a reputation for taking on reclamation projects, spinning wayward veterans and lost talents into successful starters and relievers.
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Balsley is the second-longest tenured pitching coach in the National League behind the San Francisco Giants' Dave Righetti. A native of Newport Beach, Calif., Balsley graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego and attended Palomar College.
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