Tigers have announced their finalised coaching lineup for the first team. No place for Akahoshi (health issues) or Yano (still too green) but what one notices is the comparative youth of the team. Apart from the new head coach and Yamaguchi pitching coach all 50 or under. The lineup is as follows:
Kantoku: Wada (86)
Head Coach: Arita (77)
Pitching Coach: Yabu (80)
Pitching Coach: Yamaguchi (85)
Batting Coach: Kataoka (88)
Battling Coach: Takahashi (75)
Base running: Yamawaki (89)
Base running: Kuji (92)
Base running: Sekikawa (78)
Battery: Yoshida (81)
Training; Itoh (74)
It remains to be seen how Yabu will do but it is nice to see the end of Kubo as pitching coach. Likewise, Mitsunobu Takahashi as batting coach should be interesting as well.
Kantoku: Wada (86)
Head Coach: Arita (77)
Pitching Coach: Yabu (80)
Pitching Coach: Yamaguchi (85)
Batting Coach: Kataoka (88)
Battling Coach: Takahashi (75)
Base running: Yamawaki (89)
Base running: Kuji (92)
Base running: Sekikawa (78)
Battery: Yoshida (81)
Training; Itoh (74)
It remains to be seen how Yabu will do but it is nice to see the end of Kubo as pitching coach. Likewise, Mitsunobu Takahashi as batting coach should be interesting as well.