Recent reports indicate that Brent Strom will not be retiring after all. Instead, the man who served as the pitching coach for the Houston Astros from 2014-2021. He remains the oldest pitching coach in the game. He also remains a pitching coach with a very long track record of success and reputation for successfully managing to marry both modern analytics and old-school pitching approaches. During his time as the pitching coach for the Astros, Strom coached two Cy Young winners, Dallas Keuchel (2015) and Justin Verlander (2019). In addition, he is credited with helping Gerrit Cole improve remarkably after he was acquired from the Pirates, unlocking a great deal of the potential that had been roiling just below the surface.
Diamondbacks Reportedly Hiring Brent Strom as Pitching Coach
