One of the more important arrivals in an quiet offseason won’t be throwing any pitches or taking any at-bats, but he will be making the occasional trot out to the mound. I’m talking about new pitching coach Chris Bosio, who joins the Detroit Tigers after six years with the Chicago Cubs.
While it can be tough to gauge the exact impact of a pitching or hitting coach, Bosio built a solid track record with the Cubs. He has two major success stories in the emergence of Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks, something that bodes well for the development of the entire staff, especially Daniel Norris, who has struggled with location issues just like Arrieta.