2009 Red Sox Review - Management

Well, we’ve come this far, let’s look at the management team shall we?Coaching StaffI’m not quite sure how to evaluate the coaching staff, as an outsider one never really knows who is doing what but I won’t let my ignorance stop me.DeMarlo Hale still hangs too close to third base when signaling runners mid-play for my liking. No team in baseball took the extra base (by percentage) less than the Red Sox in 2009 but that is probably more of a function of the ballpark and the ability than of Hale’s coaching. The Sox had the 4th fewest runners thrown out on the bases which is a positive.I’m not sure who was positioning the fielders but other than Ellsbury on Sunday I rarely recall thinking the Sox were mis-positioned. The Sox defense was not good but other than Green I felt they played solid fundamentally, again, they just lacked skill.John Farrell as pitching coach deserves credit for advances taken by Jon Lester and Daniel Bard. Brad Penny’s adjustment to become a key contributor for ...