CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Minutes after the Phillies made Matt Stairs their hitting coach in November, Stairs typed out the strengths and weaknesses of 14 Phillies batters that he had seen the previous three years as a broadcaster and guest instructor.
"I had video, but it was in my head," Stairs said on Thursday morning at Spectrum Field.
Stairs could not wait to get to work. He flew to Philadelphia in early January to meet with the hitters at the Phillies' prospects seminar. He flew to Clearwater on Jan. 16. He has not stopped working since, energized by his new gig.