Matt Herges eager to teach, learn as Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitching coach

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Feb 21, 2019; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; San Francisco Giants bullpen coach Matt Herges (77) poses during media day at Scottsdale Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Rick Scuteri/USA TODAY Sports)

New pitching coach Matt Herges comes to the Diamondbacks with some level of fluency in the new technology and data that has changed the game. But he doesn’t come with all the answers, a quality that drew him to manager Torey Lovullo during the just-completed interview process.

“I thought he was really eager to take what he didn’t know and learn about it,” Lovullo said on a conference call Thursday. “He said that many times. I was leery of the guy who said,…