After Jim Hickey unexpectedly resigned from his pitching coach duties following last season, the Chicago Cubs were left with multiple roles to fill on Joe Maddon‘s coaching staff. They decided to stay in-house and hire the relatively unknown Tommy Hottovy to take over the role. So far, the decision has paid dividends.
Prior to becoming the pitching coach, Hottovy was working hand in hand with Cubs catching coach Mike Borzello. His official title was run prevention coordinator. In that role, Hottovy learned from Borzello and used video and statistics to form game plans with Cubs pitchers and catchers.