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Dodgers: Mark Prior should be a manager in 2022 after superb handling of staff

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 08: Pitching coach Mark Prior of the Los Angeles Dodgers (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

To most MLB fans of a certain age, former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior is remembered as one of the most gut-wrenching stories in recent baseball history.

Rather than becoming a star on the bump, Prior has instead reinvented himself as the pitching coach for Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After finishing third in Cy Young voting and winning 18 games with a 2.43 ERA at age 22, Prior would record a 4.