Tommy Hottovy will bring an analytic approach to the pitching coach position

Sorry to keep using this six-year-old photo of Tommy Hottovy with the Royals, but until spring training, it’s all we’ve gotTommy Hottovy begins the 2019 season as the youngest pitching coach in the major leagues. He’s 37, just a couple of years older than two starters who will be under his tutelage, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels.

Tutelage is probably the wrong word to use here, though. As noted in this profile of Hottovy by Jordan Bastian at cubs.com, he’s a strong proponent of analytics:

After the shoulder injury sidelined Hottovy in the spring of 2014, he began researching possible steps to get his foot in the coaching door. His wife, Andrea, found an online course offered by Boston University…