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re: Pitching coach Wes Johnson leaves for the Twins; Matt Hobbs hired from Wake Forest
Posted on 11/15/18 at 11:23 pm to Drewbie
Posted on 11/15/18 at 11:23 pm to Drewbie
He's been there for 16 years and won a natty, I don't think he'd even consider leaving.
I'm seeing TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos pop up a lot early on, was ranked the #2 assistant coach by baseball america last year.
I'm seeing TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos pop up a lot early on, was ranked the #2 assistant coach by baseball america last year.
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2. Kirk Saarloos, Texas Christian
Saarloos, 38, has rocketed to the top of the assistant coaching ranks since his playing career, which included seven years in the big leagues, ended. He spent two years on staff at Cal State Fullerton, his alma mater, before moving to TCU after the 2012 season, where he serves as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach. He has landed four Top 25 recruiting classes at TCU and has helped the Horned Frogs reach the College World Series in four straight seasons. He is regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in the country and TCU’s 2.93 ERA during his tenure ranks fifth nationally.
“He has a great personality that endears himself to people,” Schlossnagle said. “He’s very good with relationships. He’s got that easy-going, SoCal persona, but he’s also a hard worker.”
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Posted on 11/15/18 at 11:26 pm to UltimateHog
We get who we want. 
Posted on 11/15/18 at 11:55 pm to beebefootballfan
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Pitching coach Wes Johnson leaves for the Twins
Meh, DVH is the backbone of any success we have ever had
Posted on 11/15/18 at 11:57 pm to hawgndodge
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This is not good. Huge loss.
so much overreaction in this entire thread
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:27 am to Pigfeet
Just as sending players to the Major League is the backbone of recruiting having Assistant Coaches move on to the Show or Head Coaching jobs makes it easier to find capable replacements.
Good Luck with the Twins Wes!!
Good Luck with the Twins Wes!!
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:15 pm to UltimateHog
this sucks but it's not the worst thing in the world. coach at Arkansas if you want to coach in MLB.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:15 pm to johnzorback
Matt Hobbs from Wake Forest is the new pitching coach. He's supposedly held in high regard.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 6:22 pm to Pygthagorean Theorem
Matt Hobbs joined the Wake Forest coaching staff in 2014 and enters his fourth year as the pitching coach in 2018.
Since his arrival, nine Demon Deacon pitchers have been drafted or signed to minor league teams in three years, including four each following the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In his coaching career, 30 student-athletes were either drafted or signed pro contracts, including 27 who were undrafted heading into college.
He's guided eight players to be drafted in the top-10 rounds, and overseen a total of seven big leaguers: Rob Zastrysny, Guido Knudson, Matt Stites, Dylan Axelrod, Jeff Stevens, Chuckie Fick, and Tanner Scheppers.
In each of his three years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons have improved in ERA (5.73 to 5.24 to 4.11), strikeouts (364 to 435 to a program-record 559), walks per nine (5.03 to 4.35 to 3.83) and opponent batting average (.281 to .280 to .247). The Demon Deacons have also significantly improved their win totals each year under Hobbs, from 27 to 35 to 43, winning the 2017 NCAA Winston-Salem Regional and falling a game short of the College World Series at the Gainesville Super Regional.
The pitching staff excelled down the stretch, recording a 3.81 ERA, .240 opponent batting average and more than a strikeout per inning against the likes of Florida, West Virginia and UMBC in the NCAA Tournament.
Hobbs oversaw Parker Dunshee's development as he became a two-time all-conference starting pitcher, seventh-round draft pick and Wake Forest's all-time strikeout record holder. Fellow pitchers Donnie Sellers (11th round), Connor Johnstone (21st round) and Griffin Roberts (29th round - did not sign) were also drafted for the first time in their careers, as Johnstone and Roberts also earned All-ACC honors.
Seems legit
Posted on 11/21/18 at 7:52 pm to ArHog
He coached Missouri in their first year in the SEC before leaving for Wake
Posted on 11/21/18 at 7:53 pm to gohogs141
Baseball media seems impressed by the hire so works for me
Posted on 11/21/18 at 8:16 pm to Hogwarts
Really wanted the TCU guy but I trust Dave.
Posted on 11/22/18 at 7:35 am to TheCheshireHog
Anyone that can coach a guy named Guido Knudson to the Big Leagues has to be good.
Welcome Aboard Coach Hobbs!
Welcome Aboard Coach Hobbs!
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