St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach Mark McGwire reportedly moving to Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB News
There are reports of St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach Mark McGwire considering accepting an offer to become the Los Angeles Dodgers’ hitting coach. This would be one of the biggest moves lately as the Cardinals wrapped up the season after their elimination from the National League Championship Series.
McGwire has reportedly declined an offer by the Cardinals to continue as hitting coach of the Cardinals. St. Louis, under the aegis of McGwire, had performed very well as far as the hitting is concerned.
However, it was in the postseason that the team could not quite hold their ground and struggled offensively. While there was no substantial defensive build up with rotation and bullpen failing to do the bid, the playoffs were disappointing for the Cardinals as a whole.
On the other hand, the Dodgers under Hansen could not do their bit insofar as the hitting is concerned. Perhaps quite unsurprisingly, it then led to the dismissal of Hansen. Whether or not McGwire replaces him is something to be seen in the days to come.
The 12-time All-Star, McGwire, has remained one of the seemingly inseparable parts of the St. Louis Cardinals all these years.
He became the hitting coach of the Redbirds in 2010 when Tony La Russa was discharging managerial responsibilities for the Cardinals. Under McGwire’s auspices, the Cardinals have performed well as a whole.
Last year’s resounding win in the World Series and the overall performance throughout the season, established evidence of it. But as he has decided to move now, the Cardinals will have to start looking for a new hitting coach.
While the Cardinals will obviously look for the players in the offseason, there appears to be a new search for the hitting coach now as well.
In a year that ended with a seeming disappointment, as the San Francisco Giants eliminated the Cardinals from the National League Championship Series, the Redbirds want to have a better start in the coming season.
It is for that reason that their search for a hitting coach, one who could be the right substitute, will start from now onward.
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