- Manager Terry Francona, 7th season
- Bench coach DeMarlo Hale, 1st season (5th with Boston, four as third-base coach)
- First-base coach Ron Johnson, 1st season (5 seasons as AAA Pawtucket manager, 10 years in Boston organization). Was a teammate of Francona’s in 1984 (Montreal Expos).
- Third-base coach Tim Bogar, 1st season (First-base coach last year)
- Hitting coach Dave Magadan, 4th season
- Pitching coach John Farrell, 4th season
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anyone else concerned about moving hale away from the 3B coaches box?
i feel like it was such a point of weakness in previous season with kim and svuem that i'm probably being a little hypersensitive but i'd just hate to see them start running into outs again.
Yeah, I'm concerned about the same thing. That said, I think Francona didn't want RJ as his bench coach, and Bogar was new. That left Hale, plus Hale has managerial aspirations and this is a promotion for him, which will foster more loyalty/appreciation on both sides.
Why wouldn't Francoma want the AAA as a bench coach. Isn't that like a slap in the face. The only thing that would make Fancoma happy is if they sign his boyfriend Curt Schilling to be the bench coach.
I can't see how that's a slap in the face. He was promoted to the big league staff.
Francona works with Hale everyday, he'd want someone familiar was his bench coach.
i think if if anything it would be a slap in the face to the other coaches to promote johnson directly to bench coach.
there seems to be a pecking order/system to elevating these coaches. they've got to get in line.
if you think about it, it's probably a good way to do business. if its a defined step process there can be no questions about guys leap-frogging one another for promotions.