‘Everybody has a guy’: How coaching Giants hitters has changed in modern baseball

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – FEB. 18: Brian Sabean, former general manager of the San Francisco Giants, watches the team take batting practice with Alonzo Powell, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, during spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–The hours are grueling, the attention to detail is exhausting and the potential for long-term stability is lacking.

A hitting coach’s schedule doesn’t end when the season concludes, either. It may not be a 365-day per year job, but thanks to the advent of new technology and ever-increasing stakes, it is close to a daily, year-round endeavor.

“I think probably in the last eight years, it’s become more of a full-time thing,”…