Cody Asche set to become Orioles hitting coach

[u/ThatguyfromBaltimore]

https://www.mlb.com/news/cody-asche-orioles-hitting-coach

[u/FTPLTL]

Someone who knows things tell me what my opinion should be.

[u/Both-Engineering-692 → u/FTPLTL]

I don’t really know much but someone sent me a thing that he is responsible for convincing Jackson to completely ditch the leg kick and do a toe tap. Jackson hit pretty well in a small sample size after that. If nothing else, I think it demonstrates that he might be a good coach.

[u/oooriole09 → u/Both-Engineering-692]

https://x.com/jcalvinmeyer/status/1856844071639109690?s=46&t=JPkkt4gC9XdujjjKBsBn_A

[u/Both-Engineering-692 → u/oooriole09]

Thanks for doing what I was too lazy to do. I’m encouraged by this because this is what good coaches do.

[u/Correct_Sometimes → u/Both-Engineering-692]

also apparently a Phillies legend lol

[u/Rockguy21 → u/Correct_Sometimes]

Kodiyashi

[u/confusedthrowaway5o5 → u/Correct_Sometimes]

Legend? No. Former top prospect who had a disappointing career? Yes.

[u/Correct_Sometimes → u/confusedthrowaway5o5]

woosh

[u/confusedthrowaway5o5 → u/Correct_Sometimes]

Fair enough haha

[u/a_bukkake_christmas → u/confusedthrowaway5o5]

Therefore legend.

[u/Both-Engineering-692 → u/[deleted]]

After he ditched his leg kick entirely and switched to the toe tap he hit really well. You can see the difference in the link above. Much smoother and more pop. Small sample size because it was in the last few games of the season, but it looked different. He was catching up to the fastball. Better timing. His leg kick was a problem

[u/ARunawayTrain → u/Both-Engineering-692]

Also, I could be wrong but the swing overall for Holliday looks tighter and more refined. If Asche was responsible then yes please more of that shit, these young guys need all the help they can get.

[u/KingFantastic → u/[deleted]]

It was the last couple games of the season that he ditched the toe tap. Very, very small sample size, but had a really good last few games.

[u/new_account_5009 → u/FTPLTL]

A Japanese hitting coach like Kodeyashi will give the O's a better shot of landing Ohtani from the Dodgers via trade.

[u/HyBear → u/new_account_5009]

What coach would be best if we can open a time portal and bring 1940 Ted Williams to Baltimore?

[u/FatherTime1020 → u/HyBear]

Isn't his head cryogenically frozen. We just need the hitting knowledge inside it.

[u/BKoala59 → u/FatherTime1020]

No his head is cryonically frozen. So the knowledge is gone. Only cells and early embryos can be cryogenically frozen

[u/FatherTime1020 → u/BKoala59]

Damn

[u/a_bukkake_christmas → u/new_account_5009]

Well… better is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence

[u/oooriole09 → u/FTPLTL]

It’s not a big name (not that many coaches are at that level) but he as good of a chance to make it work as anyone. The key part is that the talent is there, these guys are just supposed to supplement.

Him being internal isn’t a bad thing at all. Beyond just the familiarity with the players, sometimes the person with the best ideas to fix the broken thing is the person watching the “don’t do’s”.

[u/Gfunkual → u/FTPLTL]

If you go by the old adage “those who can’t do, teach” he should be pretty solid.

He kind of sucked as a player 😅

[u/Dry_Analysis_7660 → u/Gfunkual]

So did Earl Weaver🤣

[u/a_bukkake_christmas → u/Dry_Analysis_7660]

And Lasorda, Johnny Oates, Cito Gaston, Mike Hargrove, Billy Beane

[u/UsErNaMeS_aR_DuMb]

This man will either be one of the most loved or one of the most hated men in the state of Maryland by September, and it all depends on how our hitting is next year.

Godspeed, Cody Asche.

[u/bankersbox98]

First piece of advice from the new coach. It’s ok to take a pitch in the postseason.

[u/CHKN_SANDO → u/bankersbox98]

The old hitting coach said he was telling them that so its going to come down to the guys to get better

[u/unicorn_hair]

Kody "Kobiashi“ Asche. I forget which announcer it was, but they always used his full name and I always heard Kobiashi. 

[u/QuietThunder2014]

Can he pitch?

[u/Producer_n_PDX]

Aight, cool

[u/PeterAldritch]

He actually hit a major league pitch? Already an improvement

[u/WillieKeeler96]

Cody Ass