Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Apr 4, 2022
Hit Hard: Hitting coaches have short shelf life in majors
Boston Red Sox hitting coach Peter Fatse (62) watches the warmup in the fourth inning from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla.PHOENIX (AP) — Connor Dawson is a psychologist, gatekeeper, analyst and strategist. And a hitting coach, too.
Tough job.
“There's just so much out there for one guy to handle now that wasn't the case 20 years ago,” Dawson said.