Shelley Duncan didn’t have to dive into the analytics to explain why the expectations are high for the Chicago White Sox.
Duncan will try to aid the Sox as the team’s analytics coordinator. The Sox announced his addition to the coaching staff Dec. 1.
“I think the title to this position is kind of new all around baseball,” Duncan said. “Most of the time you have guys that do this who are more front-office people. But to be able to be down there on the field and serve multiple purposes, hop in the cage while guys are working, talking with them, meetings in the clubhouse, have the uniform on during the day, getting a bunch of things done, it’s extremely valuable that you can have somebody who can listen to these guys and talk to them and hear the feedback from them on where they are in terms of preparation, terms of information.